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ESLPod_0588_WE_0851 Hiring Business Consultants In this podcast, the verb "to contract" means to sign a contract with someone, especially to receive professional services for a certain period of time: "The firm contracted an evaluation team to judge the success of its latest project." The phrase "to contract (something) out" means to sign an agreement so that someone outside of one's company begins providing a service: "Let's contract out our security services instead of hiring our own security guards." The verb "to contract" also means to become smaller or more compact: "Why does steel contract as it gets cold?" The verb "to contract" also means to get an illness, especially from another person who is sick: "Do children in childcare contract more colds than kids who stay at home with their parents?"

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ESLPod 588 to contract Business

Id	ESLPod_0588_WE_0851
Episode Id	ESLPod 588
Episode Title	Hiring Business Consultants
Phrase	to contract
Text	In this podcast, the verb "to contract" means to sign a contract with someone, especially to receive professional services for a certain period of time: "The firm contracted an evaluation team to judge the success of its latest project." The phrase "to contract (something) out" means to sign an agreement so that someone outside of one's company begins providing a service: "Let's contract out our security services instead of hiring our own security guards." The verb "to contract" also means to become smaller or more compact: "Why does steel contract as it gets cold?" The verb "to contract" also means to get an illness, especially from another person who is sick: "Do children in childcare contract more colds than kids who stay at home with their parents?"
Topics	Business

Contract Means Verb Eslpod Hiring Business Sign Services