contract vs bidding
bidding vs contractcontract and bidding both are nouns.
contract is a verb but bidding is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| bidding | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
bidding is a hypernym of
contract; that is, bidding is a
word with a broader meaning than contract:
- contract: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- bidding: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Other hypernyms of contract include
bid.
| contract (noun) | bidding (noun) |
|---|---|
| a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid | a request to be present |
| a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
| (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| contract (verb) | bidding (verb) |
|---|---|
| be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | |
| make or become more narrow or restricted | |
| become smaller or draw together | |
| reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | |
| compress or concentrate | |
| enter into a contractual arrangement | |
| make smaller | |
| squeeze or press together | |
| engage by written agreement |
Words related to "contract"
- abbreviate
- abridge
- acquisition agreement
- adhesion contract
- aleatory contract
- alter
- arbitration clause
- article
- articles of agreement
- assure
- astringe
- bear down
- bid
- bidding
- bilateral contract
- boilerplate
- bottleneck
- bowdlerise
- bowdlerize
- bridge
- broken
- castrate
- catch
- change
- charter
- choke
- clause
- collective agreement
- come down
- compact
- compress
- concentrate
- concession
- condense
- condition
- conditional contract
- constrict
- contract
- contract bridge
- contract of adhesion
- contract of hazard
- contract out
- contract under seal
- contracting
- contraction
- contractor
- contractual
- contracture
- convulse
- cost-plus contract
- cut
- declaration
- decrease
- digest
- diminish
- distribution agreement
- edit
- edit out
- employ
- employment agreement
- employment contract
- engage
- expand
- expurgate
- fall
- fine print
- flex
- foreshorten
- fret
- gag
- gambling contract
- get
- grant
- handclasp
- handshake
- handshaking
- hire
- indenture
- insurance
- insurance policy
- kept
- labor agreement
- labor contract
- lease
- lessen
- licensing agreement
- loophole
- marriage contract
- marriage settlement
- merger agreement
- minify
- modify
- narrow
- no-trump
- output contract
- overbear
- partnership
- policy
- press
- prim
- promise
- purchase agreement
- purchase contract
- purse
- qualify
- quasi contract
- reduce
- renegociate
- renegotiate
- rent
- requirements contract
- reserve clause
- sale in gross
- scrag
- sealed instrument
- service contract
- severable contract
- shake
- shipping articles
- shorten
- shrink
- sicken
- sign
- sign on
- sign up
- small print
- special contract
- specify
- squeeze
- squeeze out
- stipulate
- strangle
- strangulate
- subcontract
- subscribed
- take
- taper off
- terminated
- throttle
- tighten
- unbroken
- undertake
- unkept
- wring out
- wrinkle
- written agreement
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