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91contract — a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Glossary of Business Terms A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties for performing, or refraining from performing, some specified act; e.g., delivering 5,000 bushels of… …
92Contract — A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I.… …
93put sth out to contract — ► WORKPLACE if an organization, government, etc. puts something out to contract, they allow different companies to compete to provide a service or do a job for them: »One way to make the process more efficient would be to put it out to contract.… …
94duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ …
95burden — I n. 1) to bear, carry, shoulder a burden 2) to impose, place a burden on smb. 3) to alleviate, lighten, relieve a burden 4) to share a burden 5) to distribute a burden equitably 6) a crushing, heavy, onerous burden 7) a financial; tax burden 8)… …
96task — n. 1) to carry out, do, fulfill, perform; cope with; take on, undertake a task 2) to assign smb. a task 3) a delicate, ticklish; difficult; fruitless, hopeless; Herculean, monumental; irksome; menial; onerous; pleasant; unpleasant; unwelcome;… …
97arduous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. onerous, wearisome. See difficulty, weariness. Ant., easy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. difficult, severe, strenuous, laborious; see difficult 1 . See Synonym Study at difficult . III (Roget s 3… …
98demanding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. arduous, difficult; insistent, exacting. See difficulty, command. Ant., lax, permissive. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Difficult] Syn. hard, taxing, troublesome; see difficult 1 , onerous . 2.… …
99formidable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. appalling, tremendous; arduous, Herculean. See fear, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring fear or apprehension] Syn. fearful, forbidding, intimidating, impregnable; see dangerous 1 , 2 …
100tough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strong, firm; stiff, resilient; vigorous, robust, hardy; stubborn, intractable; violent, severe; unyielding, hardened, incorrigible; informal, vicious, rowdy, unruly, difficult, troublesome. See… …
