noun
contract, agreement
A2
Vertrag (der Vertrag) means contract or agreement. Plural: Verträge (umlaut + -e). Genitive singular often des Vertrags; dative plural den Verträgen. It’s a masculine noun: der Vertrag. Used for legal, business or informal agreements. Watch the umlaut in plural and the irregular plural formation.
Examples
Die Firma kündigte den Vertrag, weil der Kunde die Zahlung nicht geleistet hatte.
The company terminated the contract because the customer had not made the payment.
Der Vertrag wurde gestern unterschrieben.
The contract was signed yesterday.
Ich habe den Vertrag unterschrieben.
I signed the contract.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture two hands signing a paper labeled 'Vertrag'
sounds like 'ver-track' → a formal track/agreement
der → imagine 'Der Vertrag' stamped with a official seal (masculine)