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contractually

contractually adverb: by means of a contract.

Adverb

contractually (not comparable)

  1. By means of a contract.
    • They also could have circumvented W.G.A. members altogether. Instead, this deal guarantees a contractually mandated context in which A.I. can be utilized — one that benefits, rather than impedes or replaces, the workers.2023 September 29, Adam Seth Litwin, “Hollywood’s Deal With Screenwriters Just Rewrote the Rules Around A.I.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2023

Origin of contractually

From contractual + -ly.

Words formed from contractually

Questions about contractually

What does contractually mean?
Contractually means by means of a contract.
What part of speech is contractually?
Contractually is an adverb.

Words near contractually in the dictionary

  1. contractualization
  2. contractualize
  3. contractualized
  4. contractualizes
  5. contractualizing
  6. contractually
  7. contractural
  8. contracture
  9. contractured
  10. contractures
  11. contracultural

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