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contractation

contractation noun: the purchase of agricultural produce by the Soviet government from an individual farmer or collective.

Noun

contractation (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The purchase of agricultural produce by the Soviet government from an individual farmer or collective.

Questions about contractation

What does contractation mean?
Contractation means the purchase of agricultural produce by the Soviet government from an individual farmer or collective.
What part of speech is contractation?
Contractation is a noun.

Words near contractation in the dictionary

  1. contractant
  2. contractants
  3. contractarian
  4. contractarianism
  5. contractarians
  6. contractation
  7. contracted
  8. contracted out
  9. contracted out of
  10. contractedly
  11. contractedness

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