half-donecontract
nounUK /ˌhɑːf dʌn ˈkɒntrækt/
US /ˌhæf dʌn ˈkɑːntrækt/
A half-done contract is a deal that is only partly finished.
We can't move into the house yet because the builders left us with a half-donecontract.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A contract that has been signed by only one of the two sides.
The landlord sent back a half-donecontract with just his name on it.
3. A job or project that was stopped before all the work was completed.
The kitchen renovation is a half-donecontract, so the sink still leaks.
4. An informal promise that was never fully carried out.
Their plan to share the treehouse was a half-donecontract that fell apart by summer.