This is the 3993rd most frequent Catalan word.
contractat
"Hired" or "contracted."
Here, 'contractat' is used as the past participle of the verb 'contractar', indicating that the person has been hired.
Ahir, el meu amic va ser contractat per una nova empresa.
Yesterday, my friend was employed by a new company.
In this sentence, 'contractat' refers to the state of a service agreement made as part of a contract.
El servei d'internet està contractat per un any.
The internet service is contracted for one year.
'Contractats' here is used as an adjective derived from the past participle 'contractat', describing workers who are hired.