contract to sell ˌcontract to ˈsell noun contracts to sell PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] COMMERCE LAW
a contract in which one person or company agrees to sell something and another agrees to buy it at a future time, for example when it is made or built
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contract to sell UK US noun [C, usually singular] (plural contracts to sell) COMMERCE
► a formal agreement in which a person, company, etc. agrees to sell something to a buyer at a time in the future, and the buyer agrees to buy it: »
A conditional contract is similar to a normal contract to sell, except that the contract is subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions.
Financial and business terms. 2012.