contractual
adjective
con·trac·tu·al
kən-ˈtrak-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-shwəl,
-chü-əl
: of, relating to, or constituting a contract
contractually
adverb
Examples of contractual in a Sentence
They had to fulfill their contractual obligations before they could get paid.
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The language assumes an altogether contractual understanding of the relations among human beings, as if an identity were intact or secure outside our encounters.
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
House Republicans chastised Lamont and majority Democrats last month for shorting this contractual obligation by $228 million in their respective budget proposals for the next two fiscal years.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
Citations are down 90% year over year, response times have skyrocketed and the Humane Society rarely meets its contractual obligation to deploy at least four enforcement officers each day, the grand jury says in a new 27-page report.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
However, there have been legal and contractual issues around the narrative of molestation accusations against the star in the early 1990s by the family of then 13-year-old Jordan Chandler.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
House Republicans chastised Lamont and majority Democrats last month for shorting this contractual obligation by $228 million in their respective budget proposals for the next two fiscal years.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
Citations are down 90% year over year, response times have skyrocketed and the Humane Society rarely meets its contractual obligation to deploy at least four enforcement officers each day, the grand jury says in a new 27-page report.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
However, there have been legal and contractual issues around the narrative of molestation accusations against the star in the early 1990s by the family of then 13-year-old Jordan Chandler.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for contractual
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“Contractual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contractual. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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contractual
adjective
con·trac·tu·al
kən-ˈtrak-chə(-wə)l
kän-,
-ˈtraksh-wəl
: of, relating to, or being a contract
contractual agreements
contractually
adverb
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contractual
adjective
con·trac·tu·al
kən-ˈtrak-chə-wəl
: of, relating to, or constituting a contract
a contractual agreement
contractually
adverb
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