contractual

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contractual

/kənˈtɹæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/ UK
/kənˈtɹæk.t͡ʃ(u)əl/ US

Where it comes from

Morphologically contract + -ual, from Latin contractus + -al.

adjective

not comparable Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract. contractual rights, contractual obligations

noun contractuals

A contractualized employee; One who is hired as a temporary worker, especially one who is hired for a single project. […] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security of
A charge for a service that is applied through a contract with another provider. Additionally, the CALM general ledger has no account comparable to the contra ( offset ) account maintained by private sector medical centers for contractuals and discounts.
A contract specifying details of the relationship with another country or body If the Declaration continues to be deferred for the contractuals, it is bound to seem old and stale and insufficient when it finally comes, while if it were issued now, particularly if issued freely, it might have some significance as a concession, or gesture, made by the Three Powers to meet the wi

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: contracted, compact, contract, treaty, procurement, outsourced, recruitment, consensual, regime, indentured, conventional, contracting, contractor, external, contractors, contracts

Translations

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adj of or pertaining to a contract

Español	contractual
中文	合同的 hétong de
Português	contratual
Français	contractuel
Deutsch	vertraglich, kontraktlich
Italiano	contrattuale
Русский	контра́ктный kontráktnyj, догово́рный dogovórnyj, конвенцио́нный konvenciónnyj

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@misc{contractual_2026,
  title = {contractual},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contractual},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}