contractual
adjective
of, relating to, or secured by a contract.
contractually
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a word derived from
contractual.
Example Sentences
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Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, is contractually obligated to broadcast the games but will do so in bare-bones fashion, with no commentary, punditry or advertising.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Douglass argued that a person “held to service or labor” meant someone contractually bound to service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"In layman's terms, by staging the fight in America, Anthony Joshua receives less money than he would do if the fight was in the UK where he was contractually agreed," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
A utility whose data-center customers are contractually obliged to pay whether or not they draw the power is structurally safer than one still socializing costs through general rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
He was constantly clashing with his superiors over what he saw as shoddy practices and corner-cutting, and sometimes broke company and union rules by doing work that he was contractually forbidden to do.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
