Contractual: meaning, definitions and examples

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contractual

 

[ kษ™nหˆtrรฆktสƒuษ™l ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

business

Relating to or contained in a contract.

Synonyms

agreed, formal, stipulated

Examples of usage

  • The two parties entered into a contractual agreement.
  • She had to review all the contractual terms before signing the document.
Context #2 | Adjective

legal

Of, based on, or secured by a contract.

Synonyms

binding, mandatory, obligatory

Examples of usage

  • The contractual obligations of both parties were clearly outlined.
  • The company failed to fulfill its contractual obligations.

Translations

Translations of the word "contractual" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น contratual

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคจเฅเคฌเค‚เคงเคพเคคเฅเคฎเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช vertraglich

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kontraktual

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดะพะณะพะฒั–ั€ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ kontraktowy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฅ‘็ด„ใฎ (keiyaku no)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท contractuel

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ contractual

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sรถzleลŸmeye dayalฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ„์•ฝ์˜ (gyeyak-ui)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุนุงู‚ุฏูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ smluvnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zmluvnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅˆๅŒ็š„ (hรฉtรณng de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pogodben

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ samningsbundinn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะตะปั–ัั–ะผัˆะฐั€ั‚ั‚ั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒขแƒ แƒแƒฅแƒขแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mรผqavilษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ contractual

Etymology

The word 'contractual' originates from the noun 'contract', which comes from the Latin 'contractus', past participle of 'contrahere' meaning 'to draw together, combine'. The use of 'contractual' as an adjective to describe something related to a contract or contained within a contract dates back to the early 19th century.

See also: contract, contracted, contractible, contracting, contraction, contractions, contractor, contractors, contracts, subcontract, subcontracting.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,974 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.