1. legal agreements between two or more parties

1. becomes smaller in size or volume
2. enters into a formal agreement
3. catches or develops a disease

Examples

• The company signed several contracts with new suppliers.
• Metal contracts when it gets cold.
• She contracts her services to multiple clients.
• He contracted pneumonia during the winter.
• The construction contracts were worth millions of dollars.
• The balloon contracts as the air cools.
• The business contracts with local vendors for supplies.