contract
noun
°An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
°An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
verb
°To enter into a contract with.
°To gain or acquire (an illness).
synonyms: catch, get, abate, decrease more» , lessen, reduce, shorten, shrink