How to Pronounce "contracts"

word

/ˈkɑnˌtɹækts/, /kənˈtɹækts/

KON-trakts (noun), kuhn-TRAKTS (verb)

/ˈkɒnˌtɹækts/, /kənˈtɹækts/

KON-trakts (noun), kuhn-TRAKTS (verb)

Definition

'Contracts' is the plural of 'contract', meaning official agreements between two or more people or organizations. It can also be the third person singular of the verb 'to contract', meaning to become smaller, tighter, or to catch a disease.

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈkɑnˌtɹækts/, /kənˈtɹækts/

British English

/ˈkɒnˌtɹækts/, /kənˈtɹækts/

Simplified Pronunciation

KON-trakts (noun), kuhn-TRAKTS (verb)

Listen in Context

The company signed three new contracts this year.

Many contracts are about selling products or services.

She checks all the contracts carefully before signing them.

When it gets cold, water contracts and turns to ice.