existing contract

collocation in English

meaningsofexistingandcontract

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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contract
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trækt/us
/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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(Definition ofexistingandcontractfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexisting contract

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My answer is that it is not our intention to proceed beyond theexistingcontract.
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And if it was in anexistingcontractthat, of course, would stand?
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That is an increase on theexistingcontractpension owing to the variation in the value of money.
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Theexistingcontractfor the purchase of zinc concentrates was entered into in the year 1918.
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Similarly, any provision relating to compensation for redundancy or detriment already included in anexistingcontractof employment will be honoured.
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If such an option for renewal came up, would it be treated as a new contract or anexistingcontract?
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Is that sum the agreed damages for breach of hisexistingcontract?
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Anyexistingcontractwill be carried forward in exactly the same way.
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The post should be checked as it comes up for renewal when theexistingcontractholder withdraws.
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It builds on the chronic disease management programme in theexistingcontract.
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One of the facts of industrial life is that there is no clearly defined way of altering anexistingcontract.
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We are discussing neither pay nor anexistingcontract.
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Theexistingcontracthas not the advantage of the new fair wage clause.
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Arrangements have been made for another contractor to take over the management of the camp when theexistingcontractexpires.
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Theexistingcontractfor the supply of office paper offers a mix of six different papers, of which two are recycled.
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We would expect costs associated with correcting problems of this nature to be covered within theexistingcontractprices as part of the performance warranty.
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There is already anexistingcontractbetween the landlord and the tenant for rent.
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There are many examples of legislation giving people rights which necessarily take precedence over the terms of anexistingcontract.
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