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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

How are they different?

I secured the contract.
I won the contract.
I striked the contract.
I got the contract.
I made the contract.

How are they different?
Thank you!
  

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These are OK: I secured the contract -- formal for 'I got'. -- informal for 'I secured'. I made the contract -- I wrote it.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are OK: I secured the contract -- formal for 'I got'.
  • -- informal for 'I secured'.
  • I made the contract -- I wrote it.
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These are OK:

I secured the contract -- formal for 'I got'.
I won the contract -- There was a competition
I got the contract.-- informal for 'I secured'.
I made the contract -- I wrote it.
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Thank you!
What about 'strike a deal'? I have seen this one.. Is it used?
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messier42What about 'strike a deal'? I have seen this one.. Is it used?
Yes, it is casual and often does not include any contract. You can strike a deal with your child to take him to the circus if he is good.
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