Legal Contracts And Agreements

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

• The total cost, exclusive of taxes, is $1000.
• The price tag, exclusive of any extra fees, is $50.
• The bill, exclusive of tips, came out to $30.
• His accomplishments, exclusive of his wealth, are truly impressive.

noun a company that manages the music and image of recording artists

• The artist signed a contract with a renowned record label.
• I heard that the band got picked up by a cool record label.
• That indie record label is known for discovering underground talent.
• Signing with a major record label is like hitting the jackpot in the music industry.

noun a French term meaning 'on account' or 'on credit', typically used in financial contexts

• Il a effectué un paiement à compte pour sécuriser sa réservation.
• Elle a décidé de verser un acompte pour réserver sa place.
• J'ai mis un petit acompte pour bloquer la date.
• Investir dans ce projet est un acompte sur notre avenir.

verb to hire or charter a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle for the transportation of goods or passengers

• The company decided to affreight a cargo ship to transport their goods overseas.
• We need to affreight a truck to move all this stuff to the new office.
• Let's affreight a ride share to get to the concert.
• His words seemed to affreight her, causing her to retreat into herself.