"contractually" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Etymology tree English contractual Middle English -ly English -ly English contractually From contractual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|contractual|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English contractual Middle English -ly English -ly English contractually [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "contractually", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="contractually"> From contractual + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} contractually (not comparable)
  1. By means of a contract. Tags: not-comparable Translations (by means of a contract): sopimusteitse (Finnish), sopimuksellisesti (Finnish), contractuellement (French), szerződésesen (Hungarian), umownie (Polish)
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