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Subject to contract

Meaning in business english, with examples

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In business english, subject to contract means: Used to signal that an arrangement awaits a formal contract.

In Turkish: sözleşmeye bağlanmak kaydıyla

How it is used

Used in preliminary commercial discussions and documents. It signals a contract condition; its precise legal effect depends on the context and applicable rules.

Example sentences

  1. The proposed rent was accepted subject to contract, with the detailed lease still under review.

    The price has preliminary acceptance, while the formal document remains unfinished.

  2. Our email marked the offer subject to contract because the service obligations had not been finalized.

    The label distinguishes the preliminary offer from a completed set of contractual terms.

Common collocations

  • an offer subject to contract
  • agreed subject to contract
  • contractA formal written agreement between two or more parties that sets out what each side must do and can be enforced by law.
  • proposalA formal plan or offer, written or spoken, that is put forward for others such as a client or management to consider and accept.

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