(Internet) An agreement between a spammer and their ISP, where the spammer pays additional charges in order to be exempted from the provider's terms of service, which would otherwise prohibit spamming.

(economics) The set of points representing final allocations of two goods between two people that could occur as a result of mutually beneficial trading between those people given their initial allocations of the goods.

The method used during a procurement in order to evaluate the tender offers taking part and award the relevant contract.

plural of contract agent

(espionage) A secret agent recruited by another agent, and having no direct contact with the agency.

plural of smart contract

A sweetheart deal taking the form of a contract.

plural of sweetheart contract

(finance, commerce) A contract between two parties to buy or sell something on a stated future date at a price agreed now; distinguished from a futures contract in not being standardised or exchange-traded.

(education) The submission of assessment work, such as an assignment or report, that has been ghost-written by someone else.