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contractual

/kənˈtræktʃuəl/ /kənˈtræktʃəl/

Meanings
adjective
Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.

Examples :

"our contractual obligations"
law business economy

Related Words

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration obligations

obligations noun

/ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃənz/ /ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃənz/

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

"As a parent, she has many obligations to care for her children, including providing food, shelter, and education. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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by noun

/baɪ/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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enforced verb

/ɪnˈfɔːst/ /ɪnˈfɔɹst/

To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

"The police are there to enforce the law."

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relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

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contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

"Marriage is a contract."