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contractual

[ kuhn-trak-choo-uhl ]
/ kənˈtræk tʃu əl /
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adjective

of, relating to, or secured by a contract.

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Origin of contractual

1860–65; <Latin contractu-, stem of contractuscontract + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM contractual

con·trac·tu·al·ly, adverbnon·con·trac·tu·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contractual

contextual, contractual

Words nearby contractual

contract labor, contract of employment, contractor, contract out, contract practice, contractual, contractual psychiatry, contracture, contracyclical, contradance, contradict
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Words related to contractual

fair, constitutional, statutory, valid, legitimate, lawful, proper, juridical, acknowledged, authorized, clean, due, enforced, forensic, granted, innocent, judicial, just, justifiable, licit

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British Dictionary definitions for contractual

contractual
/ (kənˈtræktjʊəl) /

adjective

of the nature of or assured by a contract

Derived forms of contractual

contractually, adverb
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