contract
Pronunciation: /kɔnˈtrɑkt/
“contract” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
From Middle Dutch contract, from Old French contract, from Latin contractus (noun), from contrahere (“to bring together, to bring about, to conclude a bargain”) [from con- (“with, together”) + trahere (“to draw, to pull”)] + -tus (suffix forming nouns from verbs).
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