contract size — The eligible size of a commodity that can be traded by the futures contract. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The amount of the underlying asset which one futures contract represents, e.g. the contract size for a copper contract is 25 tonnes … Financial and business terms
Contract Unit — The actual amount of the underlying asset represented by a single futures or derivatives contract. The underlying asset could be anything that is traded on a futures exchange, from agricultural commodities and metals to currencies and interest… … Investment dictionary
contract — [kän′trakt΄] for n. & usually for vt.1 & vi.1 [; kən trakt′] for v. generally n. [OFr < L contractus, pp. of contrahere, to draw together, make a bargain < com , together + trahere, to DRAW] 1. an agreement between two or more people to do… … English World dictionary
Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require … Wikipedia
contract bridge — [kän′trakt΄] n. a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score * * * ▪ 2003 For a sample contract bridge… … Universalium
Contract Air Cargo — IATA ICAO TSU Callsign TRANSAUTO Founded 1983 Fleet size 16 Destinations … Wikipedia
contract — ► NOUN 1) a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2) informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. ► VERB 1) decrease in size, number, or range. 2) (of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order … English terms dictionary
Contract — Con*tract (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt ), v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. [1913 Webster] Years contracting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contract — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin contractus, from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com + trahere to draw Date: 14th century 1. a. a binding agreement between two or more persons or … New Collegiate Dictionary
contract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compact, agreement, promise, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agreement, legal agreement, covenant, compact, stipulation, contractual statement, contractual… … English dictionary for students
