by contract

idiom

: according to the terms stated in a contract : by a legal agreement

We are bound by contract to pay the full price.

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Nor are small growers compelled by contract to produce thousands of perfect stems to catch the market for graduation or Valentine’s Day. —

Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025 Those confidentiality provisions are enforceable by contract, meaning a party that violates them can be sued for breach of contract and potentially face large monetary damages. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024 In the past week, bets on the presidential election outcome hosted by contract market Kalshi and prediction trading platforms Polymarket and PredictIt all showed the odds of a Trump victory growing. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 Srinivasan’s citizens will be bound to one another only by contract. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by contract