under contract
idiom
: required to provide something (such as work or a service) according to the terms stated in a contract
She is under contract with the TV station for three more years.
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Ditka’s Naples home at present is under contract to sell.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
These are the visas international baseball players such as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (Japan) or soccer players such as Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi (Argentina) are required to obtain to play under contract.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Specifically, the Dolphins need to fill both guard spots with the trio of Robert Jones, Liam Eichenberg and Isaiah Wynn no longer under contract.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Although Verstappen is under contract until the end of 2028, the Dutchman’s father, Jos, said that Max is also getting impatient.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
These are the visas international baseball players such as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (Japan) or soccer players such as Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi (Argentina) are required to obtain to play under contract.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Specifically, the Dolphins need to fill both guard spots with the trio of Robert Jones, Liam Eichenberg and Isaiah Wynn no longer under contract.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Although Verstappen is under contract until the end of 2028, the Dutchman’s father, Jos, said that Max is also getting impatient.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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