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temporary contract
UK/ˈtemprəri kənˈtrækt/US/ˈtempəreri kənˈtrækt/TEM·porary con·TRACT
an employment agreement that lasts for a limited period
Examples
“He was offered a temporary contract covering maternity leave.”
“Many summer jobs are on temporary contracts.”
“People on temporary contracts often lack benefits like sick pay.”
Band 8 sentence
“The prevalence of temporary contracts contributes to job insecurity in the sector.”
Collocations
- sign a temporary contract
- temporary contract worker
Word family
Common mistakes
temporary job→temporary contract
temp contract→temporary contract
Say it for a higher band
5temporary job→6fixed-term contract→7+temporary contract
Synonyms
fixed-term contract
Easily confused
fixed-term contract
“The company only offered him a fixed-term contract for six months.”
permanent contract
“Many workers prefer permanent contracts for job security.”
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