contract out

con·tract  (kntrkt)

n.

1.

a. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law. See Synonyms at bargain.

b. The writing or document containing such an agreement.

2. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.

3. Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal.

4. Games

a. The last and highest bid of a suit in one hand in bridge.

b. The number of tricks thus bid.

c. Contract bridge.

5. A paid assignment to murder someone: put out a contract on the mobster's life.

v. (kn-trkt, kntrkt) con·tract·ed, con·tract·ing, con·tracts

v.tr.

1. To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement: contract a marriage.

2. To acquire or incur: contract obligations; contract a serious illness.

3.

a. To reduce in size by drawing together; shrink.

b. To pull together; wrinkle.

4. Grammar To shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the letters or sounds, as do not to don't.

v.intr.

1. To enter into or make an agreement: contract for garbage collection.

2. To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn together: The pupils of the patient's eyes contracted.

Phrasal Verb:

contract out

To engage a person outside an organization by contract to undertake or produce.

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[Middle English, from Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere, to draw together, make a contract : com-, com- + trahere, to draw.]

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con·tracti·bili·ty, con·tracti·ble·ness n.

con·tracti·ble adj.

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contract out

vb

(intr, adverb) Brit to agree not to participate in something, esp the state pension scheme

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contract out - assign a job to someone outside one's own business sign on, sign up, contract, sign - engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
	2.	contract out - refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" contract in - consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use

Translations

? contract out

vi (= withdraw) → austreten, aussteigen (inf) → (of aus); (= not join) → sich nicht anschließen (→ of +dat); (out of insurance scheme) → nicht beitreten (→ of +dat)

vt sep (Comm) work → außer Haus machen lassen (to von), vergeben (→ to an +acc)