# contracts

Pronunciation: say "KON-trakts" US /ˈkɑːn.tɹækts/, UK /ˈkɒn.tɹækts/

## Noun

1. Plural of contract. — plural of contract
   - Simple: Plural of contract. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Both contracts expire at the end of the fiscal year._
   - _The agency manages dozens of supplier contracts at once._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-TRAKTS" /kənˈtɹækts/

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of contract. — third-person singular simple present indicative of contract
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of contract. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The steel beam contracts slightly as the temperature drops overnight._
   - _The firm contracts with local builders for each new project._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/contracts (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).