"contractually" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From contractual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contractual|-ly|id2=adverbial}} 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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