term of contract
11contract — n Contract, bargain, compact, pact, treaty, entente, convention, cartel, concordat designate an agreement reached after negotiation and ending in an exchange of promises between the parties concerned. Contract applies especially to a formal… …
12contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… …
13Contract farming — is agricultural production carried out according to an agreement between a buyer and farmers, which establishes conditions for the production and marketing of a farm product or products.[1] Typically, the farmer agrees to provide established… …
14Contract cheating — is a form of academic dishonesty in which students get others to complete their coursework for them by putting it out to tender.[1][2][3][4] The term was coined in a 2006 study[5] by Thomas Lancaster …
15Contract city — is a term used in the U.S. for a city which provides municipal services by contract with another unit of government, public agency or private organizations. Cities of all kinds have entered into contracts for non core governmental services, such… …
16Contract year phenomenon — is a term used in North American sports to describe the occurrence when athletes perform at a very high level in the season prior to their free agency eligibility. Most often, these athletes have seasons that are statistically better than… …
17Term limits in the United States — Term limits to offices in the United States:Historical backgroundTerm limits, or Rotation in office, dates back to the American Revolution, and prior to that to the democracies and republics of antiquity. The council of 500 in ancient Athens… …
18Term — Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. [1913… …
19Term fee — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …
20Contract acreage — Base acres enrolled annually in the Direct and Counter cyclical Program (DCP) authorized by the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107 171, Sec. 1101 1108) for covered commodities during crop years 2002 through 2007. Previously, the 1996 farm bill (P.L. 104… …
