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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Some of this is under contract with BOP and some is not. —

Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 Rather than reach restricted free agency this past summer, the 26-year-old Jones inked a four-year, $53.8 million rookie-scale contract extension to stay under contract with the Pelicans through the 2026-27 NBA season in June 2023. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are both under contract and returning from injuries to the Dodgers' six-man rotation in 2025. —

Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 Embiid, George and Martin are all under contract through at least 2026-27, too. —

Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under contract

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