C2adjectiveformalbusinesslaw
US/kənˈtræk.tʃu.əl/
UK/kənˈtræk.tʃu.əl/
agreed in a contract, or connected with a contract
In context
The shipyard has a contractual obligation to deliver the ships by June.
The player left the club after a contractual dispute over his salary.
Overtime pay is a contractual right, not a favor from the boss.
Words that go with contractual
adjective + noun
- contractual obligationsomething you must do because a contract says soThe company has a contractual obligation to deliver the goods by June.
- contractual termsthe conditions written in a contractBoth sides must follow the contractual terms.
- contractual righta right given to someone by a contractEmployees have a contractual right to paid holiday.
- contractual disputean argument about what a contract meansThe two firms ended up in court over a contractual dispute.