contract to complete; be responsible for
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to contract or take responsibility for completing a task; to be accountable for finishing work
informalOften used in work or project contexts where a person or group promises to finish a specific job. Can be followed by the specific task.
Shèng剩
xià下
de的
sǎo扫
wěi尾
huó活
r儿
yóu由
wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
zǔ组
bāo包
gān干
r儿
。
Our team will take full responsibility for finishing the remaining cleanup work.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
wǒ我
men们
fēn分
duàn段
bāo包
gān干
r儿
，
xiào效
lǜ率
gèng更
gāo高
。
For this project, we'll contract out sections, which is more efficient.
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Dǎ打
sǎo扫
wèi卫
shēng生
de的
rèn任
wu务
tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
bāo包
gān干
r儿
le了
。
He took on the entire cleaning task by himself.
verb
to take full financial responsibility for a project; to bear all gains and losses
Often used in economic or business contexts, implying a fixed budget or investment where the contractor assumes all financial risk and reward.
Zhè这
ge个
gōng工
chéng程
cǎi采
yòng用
yù预
suàn算
bāo包
gān干
r儿
de的
fāng方
shì式
。
This project uses a fixed-budget contracting method.
Tā他
men们
tóu投
zī资
bāo包
gān干
r儿
，
zì自
fù负
yíng盈
kuī亏
。
They took full investment responsibility, bearing all profits and losses themselves.
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Gōng公
sī司
duì对
shì市
chǎng场
tuī推
guǎng广
fèi费
yòng用
shí实
xíng行
bāo包
gān干
r儿
zhì制
dù度
。
The company implements a fixed-cost system for marketing expenses.