Contracting

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːntræktɪŋ/

Contracting (noun)

  1. the business of making agreements to provide goods or services for money

Examples

  • Contracting can be a lucrative career path.
  • She specializes in contracting for government projects.

Common collocations: contracting company, contracting services, contracting industry, contract rapidly, contract in size

Contracting (verb)

  1. the act of becoming smaller or shorter in size
  2. the process of getting an illness or disease

Examples

  • The balloon is contracting as it cools.
  • Muscles contract during exercise.

Synonyms of Contracting

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Contracting

  • — when discussing growth or increase
  • — when discussing increase in size or number