(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) The act of exchanging contracts.

present participle of exchange contracts.

Alternative form of exchange of contracts.

(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, idiomatic) To formally contract to purchase, sell or otherwise be party to a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit by one of the parties.

Alternative form of exchange of contracts.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exchange contracts

simple past tense and past participle of exchange contracts

plural of future contract

plural of contract killing

The act of hiring or procuring a contract killer.