ALL meanings of contractibility
con·tract
C c - abbreviation CONTRACTIBILITY contractability 3
- noun contractibility The quality or degree of being contractible. 1
- noun contractibility an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. 1
- noun contractibility an agreement enforceable by law. 1
- noun contractibility the written form of such an agreement. 1
- noun contractibility the division of law dealing with contracts. 1
- noun contractibility Also called contract bridge. a variety of bridge in which the side that wins the bid can earn toward game only that number of tricks named in the contract, additional points being credited above the line. Compare auction bridge. 1
- noun contractibility a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made. the final bid itself. the number of tricks so specified, plus six. 1
- noun contractibility the formal agreement of marriage; betrothal. 1
- noun contractibility Slang. an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person. 1
- adjective contractibility under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier. 1
- verb with object contractibility to draw together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together: to contract a muscle. 1
- verb with object contractibility to wrinkle: to contract the brows. 1
- verb with object contractibility to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements: Contracting “do not” yields “don't.”. 1
- verb with object contractibility to get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious: to contract a disease. 1
- verb with object contractibility to incur, as a liability or obligation: to contract a debt. 1
- verb with object contractibility to settle or establish by agreement: to contract an alliance. 1
- verb with object contractibility to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork. 1
- verb with object contractibility to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work. 1
- verb with object contractibility to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.). 1
- verb with object contractibility to betroth. 1
- verb without object contractibility to become drawn together or reduced in compass; become smaller; shrink: The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light. 1
- verb without object contractibility to enter into an agreement: to contract for snow removal. 1
- idioms contractibility put out a contract on, Slang. to hire or attempt to hire an assassin to kill (someone): The mob put out a contract on the informer. 1