In plain English
This means changing the contract in an official way. The change can add a term, remove a term, or revise an existing term.
In context
Here, amend denotes the action to formally change the active agreement by adding, removing, or altering one or more of its terms.
- Situation
- Processing amendments, renewals, extensions, suspension, and termination
- What it communicates
- offers the change action for an active agreement
Meaning limits
By itself, amend does not specify which terms are added, removed, or altered.
Examples
“The parties amended the contract to remove the late-fee clause.”
“At the final meeting, the agreement was amended by both companies.”