• European scheduled air traffic grew 1.1%, but domestic traffic contracted by 1.6%.
• The US remained the largest buyer of Japanese vehicles in May, despite a 17% contraction in shipments.
• Last month, the shipbuilding industry contracted to export 16 vessels.
• The company pension scheme was started last June, and since then 1500 employees have contracted in.
• If your company uses the state pension scheme and you want to contract out, then you can also have a personal pension.
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Michigan's economy experienced a contraction last year.
(a) contraction in sth »A sharp contraction in the labour market is predicted.
contraction of muscles and tendons — сокращение мышц и сухожилий
contraction of disease — приобретение болезни, заболевание
contraction of concrete — усадка бетона
contraction of a disease - заболевание, возникновение болезни
contraction de texte — Zusammenfassung f
1. заключение брачного контракта
2. приобретение (привычки и т. п.)
~ of a disease - заболевание, возникновение болезни
II {kənʹtrækʃ(ə)n} n1. 1) сокращение, сжатие, сужение
2) тех. усадка
2. лингв.
1) сокращение, стяжение
2) стяжённая, сокращённая форма; контрактура
3. физиол. родовая схватка
4. ограничение; сокращение (деловой активности и т. п.)
2) заключение (напр. брака)
- contraction in business conditions
- contraction of loan
- contraction of market
- credit contraction
- major contraction
- mild contraction
- minor contraction
- monetary contraction
- multiple contraction of bank deposits
- reference contraction
- severe contraction