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period
Noun
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A period is a length of time.
There was a short period when my computer stopped working.
During the first period, Germany scored two goals.
The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago).
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A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period.
Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence?
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A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood.
I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant.
period
Interjection
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And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis.
When I say "eat your dinner," it means "eat your dinner", period!
contract
Noun
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A contract is a legal agreement to trade goods, services and/or property. It's usually written down.
If you would just sign this contract, the car will be yours.
In Japan, most worker’s employment contracts last until the age of sixty.
My father’s employment contract is for forty years.
You must look over the contract before you sign it.
contract
Verb
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If something contracts, it gets smaller.
As the wood dries out, it contracts.
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If you contract someone to do a job, you enter into a contract with them.
We've contracted a cleaning company to take care of the office.
When there's too much work, there are a number of small firms to which we will contract it out.
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If you contract a disease, you become sick with it.
It's hard to understand why people risk contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
He contracted the flu.