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contract for

VERB
buy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquire get market obtain procure purchase take
STRONG
redeem score secure
WEAK
bargain for barter for get in exchange go shopping invest in pay for shop for sign for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forfeit lose surrender
WEAK
market sell
VERB
employ
Synonyms
STRONGEST
engage enlist hire retain
STRONG
commission contract ink obtain place procure secure
WEAK
bring on board come on board put on sign on sign up take on truck with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discharge fire let go release shun
STRONG
forfeit lose
WEAK
ignore lay off misuse unemploy
VERB
hire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint bring in draft employ engage enlist lease obtain pick promise rent retain select
STRONG
authorize book carry charter delegate empower exploit ink let occupy place pledge procure secure sublease sublet utilize
WEAK
add to payroll bring on board fill a position find help give a break give job to give work make use of put on put to work sign on sign up take on truck with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dismiss fire let go lose refuse reject release shun
STRONG
cancel
WEAK
discharge lay off
VERB
order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy call for charge direct hire instruct obtain request require tell warn
STRONG
adjure bid book decree dictate enact engage enjoin ordain prescribe reserve secure
WEAK
apply for call the shots call the signals pull strings rule the roost send away for
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel give up refuse
WEAK
disallow prevent rescind

Example Sentences

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Another Virginia firm, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, holds a contract for $14.2 million to paint the reflecting pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It was a no-bid contract for this job, given to a company that had not done anything like this before.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Also on the agenda for Arsenal this summer is to finalise the finer details of a new contract for right-back Jurrien Timber.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate’s contract for July delivery, its most active,

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Napoleon had accepted, through Whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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