"contractee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contractees [plural]
Etymology: From contract + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contract|ee}} contract + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} contractee (plural contractees)
  1. (law) A party to a contract. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-contractee-en-noun-nJboh4JA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Topics: law
  2. (construction) The party to a construction contract who is not the contractor; frequently the owner. Categories (topical): Construction, People Translations (party to a construction contract who is not the contractor): 도급인 (dogeubin) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-contractee-en-noun-6y7j7Egu Disambiguation of People: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of 'party to a construction contract who is not the contractor': 28 72

Inflected forms

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