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συμβόλαιο
contract /simˈvo.le.o/
nounB1#1155 most common
Also: agreement, deed
Example sentences
Υπέγραψα το συμβόλαιο.
I signed the contract.
Το συμβόλαιο είναι στο γραφείο.
The contract is in the office.
Πρέπει να διαβάσεις προσεκτικά το συμβόλαιο πριν το υπογράψεις.
You must read the contract carefully before you sign it.
Ο δικηγόρος μου εξήγησε τους όρους του συμβολαίου.
My lawyer explained the terms of the contract to me.
Το συμβόλαιο ενοικίασης λήγει στο τέλος του μήνα και πρέπει να το ανανεώσουμε.
The rental contract expires at the end of the month and we need to renew it.
Η ακύρωση του συμβολαίου λόγω παραβίασης όρων προκάλεσε μακρά δικαστική διαμάχη μεταξύ των δύο εταιρειών.
The cancellation of the contract over breach of terms triggered a long legal dispute between the two companies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | συμβόλαιο | συμβόλαια |
| Genitive | συμβολαίου | συμβολαίων |
| Accusative | συμβόλαιο | συμβόλαια |
| Vocative | συμβόλαιο | συμβόλαια |
Word family
συμβάλλωto contribute, to conclude an agreement
σύμβολοsymbolσυμβολήcontribution
συμβολαιογράφοςnotary public
συμβατικόςcontractual, conventional
Etymology
The word comes from ancient Greek συμβόλαιον, a noun built on the verb συμβάλλω, meaning to bring together or to come to an agreement. That verb combines σύν, meaning with or together, and βάλλω, meaning to throw. A contract was thus originally understood as something parties throw together, in the sense of pooling their commitments.
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