"contractual" meaning in English

See contractual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Morphologically contract + -ual, from Latin contractus + -al. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|contract|ual}} contract + -ual, {{der|en|la|contractus}} Latin contractus, {{af|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} contractual (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or pertaining to a contract): պայմանագրային (paymanagrayin) (Armenian), contractual (Catalan), 合同的 (hétong de) (Chinese Mandarin), contractueel (Dutch), sopimuksellinen (Finnish), sopimus- (Finnish), sopimusperusteinen (english: based on a contract) (Finnish), contractuel (French), contractual (Galician), vertraglich (German), kontraktlich (German), szerződéses (Hungarian), contrattuale (Italian), kontraktsmessig (Norwegian Bokmål), kontraktsmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk), umowny (Polish), contratual (Portuguese), контра́ктный (kontráktnyj) (Russian), догово́рный (dogovórnyj) (Russian), конвенцио́нный (konvenciónnyj) (Russian), contractual (Spanish)

Noun

Forms: contractuals [plural]
Etymology: Morphologically contract + -ual, from Latin contractus + -al. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|contract|ual}} contract + -ual, {{der|en|la|contractus}} Latin contractus, {{af|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} contractual (plural contractuals)
  1. A contractualized employee; One who is hired as a temporary worker, especially one who is hired for a single project.
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  2. (accounting) A charge for a service that is applied through a contract with another provider. Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-contractual-en-noun-991veSZr Topics: accounting, business, finance
  3. (government) A contract specifying details of the relationship with another country or body Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-contractual-en-noun-h7Z126ov Topics: government
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          "ref": "2018 April 26, Art Amansec, “Of endos, ‘contractuals‘ and contractualized employees”, in BusinessMirror:",
          "text": "[…] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security of tenure rights as guaranteed by the Constitution and the Labor Code.",
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          "ref": "2018, Mark R. Thompson, Eric Vincent C. Batalla, Routledge Handbook of the Contemporary Philippines, page 415:",
          "text": "Serrano (2014, p. 84), meanwhile, claims that non-regular workers now account for around 30 percent of the labor force and that the top five industries that hire contractuals are real estate, renting and business activities, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, construction workers and hotels and restaurants.",
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          "ref": "2022 July 21, Wendell Vigilia, “Solons seek end to contractualization”, in Malaya Business Insight:",
          "text": "Under House Bill 2173, job contracting, subcontracting, direct-hiring of contractuals, and use of labor cooperatives are expressly prohibited with hefty fines and imprisonment.",
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          "text": "Contractuals are telephone, utilities, and other contracted services.",
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          "ref": "2013, Robert Koster, The Budget Book for Film and Television, page 98:",
          "text": "Other Contractuals are usually Insurance, Completion Bond, and sometimes Legal Fees.",
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          "text": "It may be doubtful although not impossible that Congress willing ratify cultural convention pending or preceding ratification contractuals.",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "contractueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "sopimuksellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "sopimus-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "based on a contract",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "sopimusperusteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "contractuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "contractual"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "vertraglich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "kontraktlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "szerződéses"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "contrattuale"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "kontraktsmessig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "kontraktsmessig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "umowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "contratual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kontráktnyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "контра́ктный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dogovórnyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "догово́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konvenciónnyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "конвенцио́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a contract",
      "word": "contractual"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contractual"
}

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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
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    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations"
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2018 April 26, Art Amansec, “Of endos, ‘contractuals‘ and contractualized employees”, in BusinessMirror:",
          "text": "[…] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security of tenure rights as guaranteed by the Constitution and the Labor Code.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Mark R. Thompson, Eric Vincent C. Batalla, Routledge Handbook of the Contemporary Philippines, page 415:",
          "text": "Serrano (2014, p. 84), meanwhile, claims that non-regular workers now account for around 30 percent of the labor force and that the top five industries that hire contractuals are real estate, renting and business activities, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, construction workers and hotels and restaurants.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 July 21, Wendell Vigilia, “Solons seek end to contractualization”, in Malaya Business Insight:",
          "text": "Under House Bill 2173, job contracting, subcontracting, direct-hiring of contractuals, and use of labor cooperatives are expressly prohibited with hefty fines and imprisonment.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "A contractualized employee; One who is hired as a temporary worker, especially one who is hired for a single project."
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, H.R. 4935 and DVA's Medical Care Cost Recovery Program, page 96:",
          "text": "Additionally, the CALM general ledger has no account comparable to the contra ( offset ) account maintained by private sector medical centers for contractuals and discounts.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1993, Technical Bulletin - Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, page 7:",
          "text": "Contractuals are telephone, utilities, and other contracted services.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Robert Koster, The Budget Book for Film and Television, page 98:",
          "text": "Other Contractuals are usually Insurance, Completion Bond, and sometimes Legal Fees.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Lorene M. Wales, The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production, page 60:",
          "text": "Insurance and legal costs are sometimes written as contractuals.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A charge for a service that is applied through a contract with another provider."
      ],
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          "accounting",
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          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
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          "contract",
          "contract"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(accounting) A charge for a service that is applied through a contract with another provider."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "accounting",
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Government"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1956, United States. Dept. of State, Foreign Relations of the United States, page 1341:",
          "text": "If the Declaration continues to be deferred for the contractuals, it is bound to seem old and stale and insufficient when it finally comes, while if it were issued now, particularly if issued freely, it might have some significance as a concession, or gesture, made by the Three Powers to meet the wishes of Berliners.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1986, United States. Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, page 404:",
          "text": "It may be doubtful although not impossible that Congress willing ratify cultural convention pending or preceding ratification contractuals.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Doris M.. Condit, The Test of War: 1950-1953, page 392:",
          "text": "The U.S. Senate on 1 July approved the German contractuals and the NATO protocol and ratification followed.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A contract specifying details of the relationship with another country or body"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "government",
          "government"
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        [
          "contract",
          "contract"
        ],
        [
          "specify",
          "specify"
        ],
        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(government) A contract specifying details of the relationship with another country or body"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "contractual"
}

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