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contract meaning in Sanskrit

तनक्ति tanákti

/ˈkɒntɹækt/

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contract in Sanskrit: तनक्ति (tanákti), तञ्च् (tañc), संधा (saṃdhā). In English, contract means an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

Sanskrit words for contract

to contract
तनक्ति tanákti
to contract, coagulate
तञ्च् tañc
to contract, close up
संधा saṃdhā

English meaning of contract

  1. noun An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
  2. noun A period of work agreed to under a temporary contract.
  3. noun An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
  4. noun The document containing such an agreement.

Full definition of contract

contract in a sentence

  • countersign a contract
  • legally-binding contract
  • Marriage is a contract.

Synonyms of contract

All synonyms of contract

contract in other languages

Questions about contract in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of contract in Sanskrit?
Contract in Sanskrit is तनक्ति (tanákti), तञ्च् (tañc), संधा (saṃdhā).
contract इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Contract: तनक्ति (tanákti), तञ्च् (tañc), संधा (saṃdhā).
What does contract mean in English?
Contract means an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “contract”: तञ्च्, तनक्ति, संधा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: contract (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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