S: (n) contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
S: (n) adhesion contract, contract of adhesion (a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power)
S: (n) aleatory contract (a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable))
S: (n) bilateral contract (a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee))
S: (n) charter (a contract to hire or lease transportation)
S: (n) conditional contract (a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations)
S: (n) cost-plus contract (a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit)
S: (n) gambling contract (a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions)
S: (n) lease (a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment)
S: (n) severable contract (a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument)
S: (n) subcontract (a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)
S: (n) partnership (a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses)
S: (n) franchise, dealership (a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area)
S: (n) franchise, enfranchisement (a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote))