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Used with adjectives:
"
They offered him a long-term contract."
(long-term, permanent, short-term, temporary)
"
The formal contract is official."
(formal, written)
"
A promise is only a verbal contract."
(verbal)
"
Most people are given a standard contract."
(standard)
"
The legal contract cannot be broken."
(legal, valid)
"
The current contract needs modifying."
(current, existing, original)
"
The business needs a big contract."
(big, huge, large, major, lucrative)
Used with verbs:
"
Do you have a written contract?"
(have)
"
The company bid for the contract."
(bid for, bid on)
"
I hope our company gets the contract."
(gets, lands, receives, wins)
"
We lost the contract."
(lost)
"
The secretary will draw up a new contract."
(draw up, draft, prepare, write)
"
Please sign the contract."
(sign)
"
They have to honor the contract."
(honor)
"
We want to cancel the contract."
(cancel, break, terminate, extend, renew)
"
The contract expires soon."
(expires, ends)
Used with nouns:
"
I would like a contract extension."
(extension)
"
I am a contract worker."
(worker)
"
We are in contract negotiations."
(negotiations, disputes)
Used with prepositions:
"
Your job description is in the contract."
(in)
"
He is under contract."
(under)
"
The contract is between the company and the employee."
(between)
"
Do you have a written contract with your landlord?"
(with)
