breach of contract

  • 51contract — a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Glossary of Business Terms A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties for performing, or refraining from performing, some specified act; e.g., delivering 5,000 bushels of… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 52Contract — A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I.… …

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  • 53contract — con|tract1 W1S2 [ˈkɔntrækt US ˈka:n ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin contractus; CONTRACT2] 1.) an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do ▪ Read the contract carefully before you sign it.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54contract — con|tract1 [ kan,trækt ] noun count *** 1. ) a written legal agreement between two people or businesses that says what each must do for the other or give to the other: After six months she was offered an employment contract. A team led by… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 55contract — I UK [ˈkɒntrækt] / US [ˈkɑnˌtrækt] noun [countable] Word forms contract : singular contract plural contracts *** 1) legal a written legal agreement between two people or businesses that says what each must do for the other or give to the other… …

    English dictionary

  • 56contract — noun / kɒntrækt/ 1. a legal agreement between two parties ● to draw up a contract ● to draft a contract ● to sign a contract ♦ the contract is binding on both parties both parties signing the contract must do what is agreed ♦ under contract bound …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 57contract — 1 noun (C) 1 a formal written agreement between two or more people, which says what each person must do for the other: His contract of employment specifies that he must get at least one month s training. (+ with): Tyler has just agreed a seven… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58breach — [[t]bri͟ːtʃ[/t]] breaches, breaching, breached 1) VERB If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it. [V n] The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy... [V n] The film breached the criminal libel laws. Syn: violate …

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  • 59breach — {{11}}breach (n.) O.E. bryce breach, fracture, a breaking, from brecan (see BREAK (Cf. break)), influenced by O.Fr. breche breach, opening, gap, from Frankish; both from P.Gmc. *brecho, *bræko broken, from PIE root *bhreg to break (see FRACTION… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 60breach — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alienation, arroyo, atrocity, bad faith, bore, box canyon, breach of contract, breach of faith, breach of friendship, breach of privilege, breach of promise, breach of trust, break, break in, break into,… …

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