contractor's work

  • 1contractor — con·trac·tor / kän ˌtrak tər, kən trak / n: one that contracts: as a: one that contracts to perform work or provide supplies b: one that contracts to erect buildings Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2contractor — con‧trac‧tor [kənˈtræktə ǁ ˈkɑːntræktər] noun [countable] COMMERCE a person or company that makes an agreement to do work or provide goods in large amounts for another company: • The company has no plans to expand the use of contractors in place… …

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  • 3Contractor management — is the managing of outsourced work performed for an individual company. For a company that outsources work to contractors its very important to have a system in place to manage those contractors health and safety information, insurance… …

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  • 4Contractor ratings — Contractor rating systems, also known as contractor prequalifications, are one of the larger cost saving practices available and more routinely applied by governmental organizations as a means of avoiding the high cost and inflated pricing that… …

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  • 5contractor — 1540s, one who enters into a contract, from L.L. contractor, agent noun from pp. stem of L. contrahere (see CONTRACT (Cf. contract)); specifically of one who enters into a contract to provide work, services, or goods from 1724 …

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  • 6Contractor — Con*tract or, n. [L.] One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7work letter — USA In a leasing context, an agreement between the landlord and the tenant for the performance of the initial build out of the leased premises. Generally, a work letter includes: • Designation of the party responsibilities for the build out. •… …

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  • 8contractor — [kän′trak΄tər; ] also, and for 3 usually [, kən trak′tər] n. 1. one of the parties to a contract 2. a person who contracts to supply certain materials or do certain work for a stipulated sum, esp. one who does so in any of the building trades 3.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 9Work for hire — A work made for hire (sometimes abbreviated as work for hire or WFH) is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a work is the legally recognized author of that work. According to copyright law in the United States… …

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  • 10contractor — One who contracts to do work for another. This term is strictly applicable to any person who enters into a contract, but is commonly reserved to designate one who, for a fixed price, undertakes to procure the performance of works or services on a …

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