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contractual [ kuh n-trak -choo-uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ kÉnËtrĂŠk tÊu Él / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective
of, relating to, or secured by a contract .
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Origin of contractual 1860â65; <Latin
contractu-, stem of
contractus contract +
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM contractual con·trac·tu·al·ly, adverb non·con·trac·tu·al, adjective
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How to use contractual in a sentence NEW YORK â One of the most visible LGBTQ journalists and MSNBCâs most popular primetime anchor, Rachel Maddow, has negotiated a new multi-year contractual deal with parent company NBCUniversal according to Business Insider magazine Sunday.
Neither party would provide details to Digiday regarding just what it is that is holding up an actual signed contractual agreement.
Nike has said it fulfilled its contractual obligations, which until late 2019 included the right to cut athlete pay for any reason.
In reality, our federation originated as a contractual agreement among 13 disparate and distrustful rebel colonies facing a common enemy.
A cut in OT wouldnât impact jobs or contractual obligations, while allowing us to start down a path of a more holistic approach to public safety.
âNobody really has the access to contractual growth that [Access Midstream] has,â Stice said.
I was not under any contractual compulsion to take any of the comments.
But this approach should not arise from the fact that it is our contractual duty under the law and we want to keep our jobs.
Lauer got permission during a contractual window to talk to ABC, CBS, and HBO.
The specific financial and contractual terms of the Yale-NUS agreement have not been made public.
The latter was under no quasi contractual obligation to pay the value of such service, since he had derived no benefit from them.
But there is now a marked tendency towards contractual emancipation.
It was, therefore, almost inevitable that Rousseau should cast his theory into the contractual form.
Georgia was to assert her "sovereignty" by the repudiation of her laws and the denial of contractual rights acquired under them.
Moreover, Marshall was profoundly interested in the stability of contractual obligations.
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British Dictionary definitions for contractual
adjective
of the nature of or assured by a contract
Derived forms of contractual contractually , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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