CONTRACT, CONTRACTOR
NOUNS
1471 ► a contract, bargain, agreement, pact; a making a bargain or pact → PACTION → now chiefly Sc.
1633 ► a written contract or bond signed by both or all the parties → SYNGRAPH
1929 ► contract work done usually on a small scale → GIPPO → GYPO → GYPPO → GYPPY → JIPPO → Amer. logging usage
1970 ► a contract to do a job, esp. an illegal commission → NOTICE → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1929 ► a sub-contractor, a piece-worker → GIPPO → GYPO→ GYPPY→ JIPPO → US sl.
VERBS
1660 ► to bind by contract, to pledge, to make a compact → INDENT → Sc. obs.
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