life of contract

基本解釋

Interest is paid at least a guaranteed minimum fixed rate for the life of the contract.
在合同存續(xù)期有最低收益率保證
Recognize a sale only when the money is in hand or, even more conservatively, spread it out over the life of a contract, and revenue goes down.
錢財?shù)绞趾?，或者更保守一點，到合同期滿后再行確認，收益就下降。
Precontract is based on the theory of the Relational Contract Law and Life of Contract, which reflect the parties' intention to control the process to make a forward contract.
預(yù)約以關(guān)系契約法學(xué)說及合同的生活史理論為存在依托，體現(xiàn)了當事人主動對合同的締結(jié)過程進行安排、控制的意圖。

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They are willing to absorb the upfront losses because they expect to make back their bait over the life of the contract when users stream video and use their devices for things that hog lots of bandwidth.
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