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contracted

  • /kənˈtɹæktɪd/

adjective more contracted · most contracted

  1. not comparable Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
  2. Made smaller by contraction.
  3. Incurred; acquired.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of contract

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Closest in meaning: contractile, shrunk, shrunken, narrowed, contractual, owed, appointed, chartered, leased, committed, allocated, employed, outsourced, developed, mandated, signed

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@misc{contracted_2026,
  title = {contracted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contracted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}