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Definition of "contracting" []

  • That is getting smaller. (adjective)
  • Present participle of contract., as in hiring or trading. (verb)

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Use "contracting" in a sentence
  • "Just one example from the GAO report; A Las Vegas firm falsely claimed it was a veteran-owned small business to compete for $200 million in contracting work to maintain trailers for Katrina victims."
  • "The rare FDIC move resulted in contracting out running the failed Greeley bank to Bank of the West for a 30 day period."
  • "Imagine how bad the ethonol problem would be without Randy Leonard's gross incomeptence in contracting the city to pay $7.00/gallon."