Hyphenation
con·tract outTurkish pronunciation
kınträkt autPronunciation
/kənˈtrakt ˈout/ /kənˈtrækt ˈaʊt/
Etymology
[ 'kän-"trakt ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Latin contractus, from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com- + trahere to draw.