plural of futures contract

(law, banking) A contractual agreement governing the handling of deposited assets, for example in a bank.

Synonym of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

(law) An agreement in which an offeror's offer can be accepted only by the performance of an act by the offeree; a "promise for a performance".

(chemistry, physics) the progressive decrease in the radii of atoms of the lanthanide elements as the atomic number increases; evident in various physical properties of the elements and their compounds

A card game in which four players, forming two partnerships, first bid then play by taking tricks.

(anatomy) The tensioning of a muscle as it is being lengthened

A contract entered into directly between the client and contractor (contracted provider of products or services.) Used especially of contracts involving government agencies or bodies, or entities such as educational institutions.

A person who contracts to kill a specified person for an agreed sum of money.

(linguistics) An etymological phenomenon when a new word or slang term develops from shortening and slightly altering a longer word.