ADJ
- long-term, permanent
- casual, fixed-term, short-term
- three-year, two-year, etc.
- formal, written
- verbal
- legal, valid
- void
- The contract was declared void
- enforceable, unenforceable
- (law)
- big, important, major
- lucrative
- business, commercial
- employment, maintenance, research, service
- catering, construction, haulage
- marriage
VERB + CONTRACT
- have
- Many workers do not have written contracts
- bid for, tender for
- Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract
- award (sb), give sb
- get, win
- lose
- The firm lost the contract to a large London company
- negotiate
- She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the firm
- draw up, write
- conclude, enter into, make, sign
- He entered into a contract with his former employer
- carry out, execute
- the firm carrying out the construction contract
- cancel, end, repudiate (law) , rescind (law) , terminate
- Either party can terminate the contract at any time
- be subject to
- The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not legally binding before contracts are signed)
- be in breach of, break, violate
- If you go on strike you will be in breach of contract
- enforce
- (law)
- exchange
- (law) When a house is auctioned the successful bidder must exchange contracts immediately and pay a deposit
CONTRACT + VERB
- expire
- The contract expires at the end of next year
- be worth sth
- a series of major contracts worth millions of pounds
CONTRACT + NOUN
- worker (= one on a fixed-term contract)
- law
PREP
- in a/the ~
- They put a clause in the contract stipulating that the work should be finished by next month
- on a ~
- He's on a three-year fixed-term contract
- under ~ (to)
- At that stage of her career she was still under contract to one of the big Hollywood studios
- under a/the ~
- Under her contract of employment, Mrs Lee could not be required to work at a different site
- ~ between
- the contract between the employer and the employee
- ~ for
- They won a contract for the delivery of five fighter planes
- ~ with
- Do you have a contract with your employer?
PHRASES
- (a) breach of contract
- The company is being sued for breach of contract
- a contract of employment/sale
- You should make sure that you have a formal contract of employment
- the terms of a contract
- By using cheaper materials, the company has broken the terms of its contract
- under the terms of a contract
- Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday
VERB + CONTRACT
- take out
- have out
- He has a contract out on you
PREP
- ~ on
- She took out a contract on her ex-husband