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contract something out to make an agreement with someone to do a specific amount of work. (Rather than doing it oneself or in one's own place of business.) I will contract this out and have it done by consultants. I contracted out this kind of job the last time. See also: out contract with someone (for something) and contract (with someone) for something to make an agreement with someone to produce or supply something, or to do something. I will have to contract with an expert for that part of the project. We contracted with a local builder for a new kitchen. Did you contract for plumbing work with Eric? put a contract out on someone [for an underworld character] to order someone to kill someone else. The mob put out a contract on some crook from Detroit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1) delays caused by the owner's bad faith or its willful, malicious, or grossly negligent conduct, (2) uncontemplated delays, (3) delays so unreasonable that they constitute an intentional abandonment of the contract by the contractee, and (4) delays resulting from the contractee's breach of a fundamental obligation of the contract. La Distributive, consiste a baillet a chacun ce qu'il merite, soit honneur & dignite, ou punition: la Commutative, a garder, & faire garder la foy es choses promises & contractees, & ne faire a autruy, que comme nous vouldrions nous estre faict. New risk contractees will not enjoy the gentle learning curve of their earlier counterparts. |
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