discuss the contract

Meaning

To talk about the details, terms, and conditions of a legal agreement before signing it. This involves negotiation, clarifying clauses, and ensuring both parties agree to the terms.

Examples

• Our legal team is meeting with their representatives to discuss the contract today.

  Our legal team is meeting with their representatives to discuss the contract today.

• We need to discuss the contract terms regarding the payment schedule.

  We need to discuss the contract terms regarding the payment schedule.

• Before you sign, we should sit down and discuss the contract in detail.

  Before you sign, we should sit down and discuss the contract in detail.

• They called a meeting to discuss the contract extension for the next fiscal year.

  They called a meeting to discuss the contract extension for the next fiscal year.

• I would like to discuss the contract's termination clause before we finalize the deal.

  I would like to discuss the contract's termination clause before we finalize the deal.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to discuss about the contract.

  ✓ We need to discuss the contract.

  Remember that 'discuss' is a transitive verb; do not use 'about' immediately after it.

• ✗ They want to discuss the contract's papers.

  ✓ They want to discuss the contract.

  'Contract's papers' is unnatural. Simply say 'the contract' or 'the contract documents'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The lawyers are meeting tomorrow to ___ for the new partnership.

  💡 negotiate the legal agreement

  Show answer

  discuss the contract

• We can't sign anything until we have a chance to ___ with our manager.

  💡 talk about the legal document

  Show answer

  discuss the contract