contractual
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- contractually adverb
- noncontractual adjective
Etymology
Origin of contractual
First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin contractu(s) contract + -al 1
Example Sentences
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According to the indictment, six of the eight districts she claimed as customers had no contractual relationship with AllHere.
From Los Angeles Times
Wings debuted with “Wild Life” in December 1971, less than 12 months after McCartney sued the rest of the Fab Four to dissolve their contractual partnership.
For a lender, it can still mean years of visible contractual cash flow sitting in front of the maturity date.
From Barron's
From April it will become a contractual requirement to monitor this and achieve it in 90% of cases.
From BBC
“No publisher in their right mind would stand on anything as insignificant as a contractual description in the face of such a work.”
From Los Angeles Times
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