"fixed-term contract" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fixed-term contracts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixed-term contract (plural fixed-term contracts)
  1. A contract which is valid only for a pre-arranged length of time. Translations (contract which is valid only for a pre-arranged length of time): smlouva na dobu určitou [feminine] (Czech), tijdelijke arbeidsovereenkomst [feminine] (Dutch), tijdelijk contract [neuter] (Dutch), arbeidscontract van bepaalde duur [neuter] (Dutch), määräaikainen sopimus (Finnish), CDD [masculine] (French), contrat à durée déterminée [masculine] (French), befristeter Vertrag [masculine] (German), határozott idejű szerződés (Hungarian), határozott időre szóló szerződés (Hungarian), umowa na czas określony [feminine] (Polish), сро́чный трудово́й догово́р (sróčnyj trudovój dogovór) [masculine] (Russian)
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