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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There are 20 edge players already under contract with average annual values from $15 million all the way up to Nick Bosa’s $34 million.
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
In its most recent quarterly earnings call with investors, executives at GEO Group signaled the company is standing by for a possible Trump presidency and policy shift that could boost payments to its 17 detention centers under contract with ICE.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The sculpture was part of H&M underwear marketing scheme and occurred while Beckham was under contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
This clause contains an anti-tampering provision which forbids any attempt to entice, induce or persuade a person who is under contract with another team to join the tampering team.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
In its most recent quarterly earnings call with investors, executives at GEO Group signaled the company is standing by for a possible Trump presidency and policy shift that could boost payments to its 17 detention centers under contract with ICE.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The sculpture was part of H&M underwear marketing scheme and occurred while Beckham was under contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
This clause contains an anti-tampering provision which forbids any attempt to entice, induce or persuade a person who is under contract with another team to join the tampering team.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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