| Id | ESLPod_0252_WE_0179 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 252 |
| Episode Title | A Workers Strike |
| Phrase | contract |
| Text | In this podcast, the noun "contract" (pronounced "CONtract") means a legal, written agreement between two people or organizations: "You have to sign a contract with the car rental company before you can drive a rented car." As a verb, "to contract" means to make a legal agreement with someone so that he or she will work for you, usually for a short period of time: "We need to contract a web designer to make our website look better." "Contract" can also be used as a verb in two other ways if it is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: "conTRACT." It can mean to become smaller: "Your muscles contract and expand when you exercise," or it also mean to get an illness: "Many people who live in tropical areas contract malaria when they are bitten by mosquitoes." |
| Topics | Business |
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