契約先(けいやくさき)

けいやくさき
noun
contract partner; contracted party; client
1. contract partner; contracted party; company or person one has a contract with
The other party in a contractual relationship — the company, organization, or individual with whom one has signed an agreement. Used in business, employment, and service contexts.
契約先(けいやくさき)を変更(へんこう)したい。
I want to change my contract partner.
新(あたら)しい契約先(けいやくさき)が見(み)つかった。
We found a new contract partner.
契約先(けいやくさき)との打(う)ち合(あ)わせのために来週(らいしゅう)出張(しゅっちょう)する予定(よてい)だ。
I'm scheduled to travel on business next week for a meeting with the contract partner.

Combines 契約(けいやく) (contract) and 先(さき) (destination, counterpart). The 〜先(さき) suffix is productive in business Japanese, indicating the other party or destination in a relationship.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 契約先(けいやくさき)を探(さが)す: to look for a contract partner
  • 契約先(けいやくさき)を変更(へんこう)する: to change one's contracted party
  • 契約先(けいやくさき)の企業(きぎょう): the contracted company
  • 主(おも)な契約先(けいやくさき): main contract partners

RELATED 〜先(さき) COMPOUNDS:

  • 取引先(とりひきさき): business partner, client — a company one does business with (broader than 契約先(けいやくさき))
  • 勤務先(きんむさき): place of employment
  • 連絡先(れんらくさき): contact information
  • 仕入(しい)れ先(さき): supplier, purchasing source

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 取引先(とりひきさき): business partner — broader, referring to any company one has business dealings with, not necessarily through a formal contract
  • 契約(けいやく)相手(あいて): contracting party — more explicitly refers to the other side in a contract, whereas 契約先(けいやくさき) is more concise
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