| Id | ESLPod_0920_WE_1515 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 920 |
| Episode Title | Leasing Business Equipment |
| Phrase | contract |
| Text | In this podcast, the word "contract" means a written legal agreement between two or more people or businesses: "According to the contract, we have to give at least 30 days' notice if we want to end the lease." As a verb, "to contract (someone) to do (something)" means to pay someone for a particular service: "Which company are you going to contract to do the remodel?" The verb "to contract" can also mean to get an illness or disease: "How likely are you to contract yellow fever while you're traveling?" Finally, the verb "to contract" means to become smaller: "Does water contract or expand when it freezes?" Or, "Economists are trying to understand why the housing market is contracting so rapidly." |
| Topics | Business |
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