sales contract
Loading your saved state.
sales contract
A legally binding document in which a seller agrees to hand over an item and a buyer agrees to pay the agreed price for it.
Nach wochenlangen Verhandlungen haben wir endlich den Kaufvertrag für das Haus unterschrieben.
After weeks of negotiations, we finally signed the sales contract for the house.
The word is a clear compound of 'der Kauf' (purchase) and 'der Vertrag' (contract). So it literally refers to a contract that regulates a purchase.
Lesen Sie den Kaufvertrag sorgfältig durch, bevor Sie ihn unterschreiben.
Read the sales contract carefully before you sign it.
A 'Kaufvertrag' (sales contract) is typically 'abgeschlossen' (concluded), 'unterzeichnet' (signed), or 'unterschrieben' (signed). If problems arise, under certain conditions one can 'vom Kaufvertrag zurücktreten' (withdraw from the sales contract).
Wir treffen uns morgen beim Notar, um den Kaufvertrag abzuschließen.
We are meeting at the notary's tomorrow to conclude the sales contract.
To name what is being bought, you usually use the preposition 'für' (for) followed by the accusative. So you conclude a sales contract 'für ein Haus' (for a house) or 'für ein Auto' (for a car).
Der Kaufvertrag für die Wohnung ist endlich fertig.
The sales contract for the apartment is finally ready.
contract
'der Vertrag' and 'der Kaufvertrag' both refer to a legally binding agreement. 'Vertrag' is the more general term and can apply to many topics, for example work, rent, a phone plan, or insurance. 'Kaufvertrag' is a specific type of contract: it fits exactly when someone sells something and someone else pays for it. Learners may confuse the words because every 'Kaufvertrag' is a 'Vertrag'. But not every 'Vertrag' is a 'Kaufvertrag'. If it is not about buying and selling, 'Vertrag' is more accurate.
Beim Autokauf liest Mehmet den Kaufvertrag sehr genau.
When buying a car, Mehmet reads the sales contract very carefully.
Wir prüfen den Vertrag noch einmal, bevor wir ihn unterschreiben.
We check the contract once more before we sign it.