contract

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between contract and mortgage

is that contract is (legal) a part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts while mortgage is (legal) to borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between contract and mortgage

is that contract is (obsolete) not abstract; concrete while mortgage is (obsolete) state of being pledged.

As nouns the difference between contract and mortgage

is that contract is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement while mortgage is (legal) a special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property such as a house or piece of farm land the assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

As verbs the difference between contract and mortgage

is that contract is (ambitransitive) to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen while mortgage is (legal) to borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.

As an adjective contract

is (obsolete) contracted; affianced; betrothed.

Contract is a related term of correspond.

As verbs the difference between contract and correspond

is that contract is (ambitransitive) to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen while correspond is to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

As a noun contract

is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

As an adjective contract

is (obsolete) contracted; affianced; betrothed.

In transitive terms the difference between contract and subtract

is that contract is to gain or acquire (an illness) while subtract is to remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

As verbs the difference between contract and subtract

is that contract is to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen while subtract is to remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

As a noun contract

is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

As an adjective contract

is contracted; affianced; betrothed.

In ambitransitive terms the difference between vow and contract

is that vow is to make a vow; to promise while contract is to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

In transitive terms the difference between vow and contract

is that vow is to make a vow regarding (something) while contract is to gain or acquire (an illness).

As an adjective contract is

contracted; affianced; betrothed.

In obsolete terms the difference between contract and word

is that contract is not abstract; concrete while word is a proverb or motto.

In transitive terms the difference between contract and word

is that contract is to gain or acquire (an illness) while word is to ply or overpower with words.

As an adjective contract

is contracted; affianced; betrothed.

As an interjection word is

truth, indeed, to tell or speak the truth; the shortened form of the statement, "My word is my bond," an expression eventually shortened to "Word is bond," before it finally got cut to just "Word," which is its most commonly used form.

In transitive terms the difference between contract and curtail

is that contract is to gain or acquire (an illness) while curtail is to shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

As nouns the difference between contract and curtail

is that contract is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement while curtail is a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

As verbs the difference between contract and curtail

is that contract is to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen while curtail is to cut short the tail of an animal.

As an adjective contract

is contracted; affianced; betrothed.

Acquiesce is a related term of contract.

As verbs the difference between acquiesce and contract

is that acquiesce is while contract is (ambitransitive) to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

As a noun contract is

an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

As an adjective contract is

(obsolete) contracted; affianced; betrothed.

Comport is a synonym of contract.

In obsolete terms the difference between contract and comport

is that contract is not abstract; concrete while comport is manner of acting; conduct; deportment.

In intransitive terms the difference between contract and comport

is that contract is to make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain while comport is to be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.

As an adjective contract

is contracted; affianced; betrothed.

Contract is a related term of harmonize.

In lang=en terms the difference between contract and harmonize

is that contract is to gain or acquire (an illness) while harmonize is to provide the harmony for a (l).

As verbs the difference between contract and harmonize

is that contract is (ambitransitive) to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen while harmonize is to be in (l) (l).

As a noun contract

is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

As an adjective contract

is (obsolete) contracted; affianced; betrothed.

As verbs the difference between recap and contract

is that recap is to seal (something) again with a cap while contract is to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

As nouns the difference between recap and contract

is that recap is a recapitulation while contract is an agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

As an adjective contract is

contracted; affianced; betrothed.