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Kontrakt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compact adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
  • contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
  • indenture noun A formal agreement that ties a person, often an apprentice, to work for someone else on set terms for a fixed period.

Senses

Kontrakt is used for these senses in English:

  • compact An agreement or contract.
  • contract (legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.

compact — full definition

  1. adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
  2. noun A formal agreement between two or more parties.
  3. noun A small case containing face powder, often with a mirror.
  4. verb To press or pack something tightly together.

contract — full definition

  1. noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
  2. verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
  3. verb To catch or develop an illness.
  4. verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.
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