Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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partnership | Yes | No | No | No |
contract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
partnership (noun) | contract (noun) |
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a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
the members of a business venture created by contract | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
partnership (verb) | contract (verb) |
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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 |