undertake a contract; take on a construction project
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
undertake a contract; take on a construction/production task
formalCommonly used in construction, manufacturing, and service industries to describe contracted work.
This construction company has taken on the contract for the new downtown building project.
They signed a cooperative contract for contracted production and work with the farm.
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This renovation project was undertaken by a local construction team under contract.
The factory owner contracted a batch of clothing orders to workshops in the suburbs.
According to the contract, we must complete all the work within three months.
noun
contract labor; contracted work
formalLess commonly used as a noun in modern Mandarin, refers to either the contracted work itself or the contractor.
This contractor completed all construction tasks on time and to quality standards.