HELL-OR-HIGH-WATER CONTRACT

Meaning of HELL-OR-HIGH-WATER CONTRACT in English

A contract that obligates a purchaser of a project's output to make cash payments to the project in all events, even if no product is offered for sale.

Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary. Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов. 2012

WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hegh, hey, high, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High …
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HELL — I. ˈhel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan …
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CONTRACT — I. ˈkän.ˌtrakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contractus, from contractus, past participle of contrahere to draw …
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WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
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HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
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HELL — — hell-like , adj. /hel/ , n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the …
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CONTRACT — — contractee , n. — contractible , adj. — contractibility, contractibleness , n. — contractibly , adv. n., adj., and …
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WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTRACT — I. ˈkän-ˌtrakt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contractus, from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
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HELL — vt a gambling house. 2. hell ·vt to overwhelm. 3. hell ·vt a place where outcast persons or things are …
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CONTRACT — adj contracted; as, a contract verb. 2. contract ·adj contracted; affianced; betrothed. 3. contract ·noun the act of formally betrothing …
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HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
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HELL — [hell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE helan to conceal, OHG helan, L celare, Gk kalyptein] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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CONTRACT — [con.tract] n [ME, fr. L contractus, fr. contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, fr. com- + …
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WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
HELL — the abode or state of being of evil spirits or souls that are damned to postmortem punishment. Derived from an …
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CONTRACT — agreement entered into voluntarily by two or more parties who promise to exchange money, goods, or services according to a …
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WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
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CONTRACT — I contract noun BrE AmE ˈkɒn trækt AmE ˈkɑːn- ▷ contract|s s II contract verb BrE AmE kən ˈtrækt § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATER — / ˈwɔːtə(r); NAmE ; NAmE also ˈwɑːt-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a liquid without colour, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — / haɪ; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( high·er , high·est ) FROM BOTTOM TO TOP …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — / hel; NAmE / noun 1. [ sing. ] (usually Hell ) (used without a or the ) in some …
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CONTRACT — noun , verb ■ noun / ˈkɒntrækt; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ 1. contract (with sb) | contract (between A and B) | …
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WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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HELL — I. hell 1 S1 W3 /hel/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . WHEN YOU DIE [uncountable] …
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CONTRACT — I. con ‧ tract 1 S1 W1 AC /ˈkɒntrækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of …
Oxford English vocab
HELL — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — ( higher, highest, highs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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HELL — ( hells) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, hell …
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CONTRACT — The noun is pronounced /kɒntrækt/. The verb is pronounced /kəntrækt/. ( contracted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
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WATER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a water pipe ▪ Be careful to avoid piercing any water pipes or electricity …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or wherever (= used to emphasize that you are talking about any place and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a diet high/rich in sth (= which contains a lot of something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (as) mad as hell (= a rude way of saying very angry ) cast sb …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRACT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an employment contract ( also a contract of employment ) (= an official document …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
HELL — (EXPRESSION) exclamation, [noun] [U] - used to express anger or to give emphasis to an expressionOh hell, I've forgotten my …
Cambridge English vocab
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
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