Contract

Quote

Understanding the distinction between quotes and contracts can save you from financial and legal headaches.

Etymology English Link to heading

to contract Link to heading

“to draw into a smaller compass, become smaller, shrink”
“make an agreement, enter into a contract, agree or establish to undertake mutually,”
“to draw several objects together; draw in, shorten, lessen, abridge,”
“make a bargain, make an agreement,”

the contract Link to heading

“agreement between two or more persons to do or not do some particular thing,” originally especially of marriage,
“a drawing together, a shrinking; a contract, an agreement,”

Etymologie Deutsch Link to heading

vertragen Link to heading

“gut zusammenpassen, miteinander auskommen”,
vertragen “wegtragen, verleiten, ertragen, erdulden, sich gefallen lassen, verschonen, aussöhnen, einen Vertrag schließen”;

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“rechtsgültige Vereinbarung, Abmachung zwischen zwei oder mehreren Partnern, Kontrakt”,
mhd. vertrac ‘Vereinbarung, Verträglichkeit, Dauer, Gewinn";

Etimología Español Link to heading

“acordar las condiciones y el precio para la ejecución de una obra o la prestar un servicio”

Étymologie Française Link to heading

diminuer de volume (ici en parlant d’un muscle)
Réunir deux voyelles ou deux syllabes pour n’en former qu’une seule
tirer ensemble d’où resserrer, réduire

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