# Contract amendment

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

Also called: amendment, contract amendments, amend a contract

A short signed document that changes, adds to or clarifies the terms of a contract already in place, without replacing the whole contract. [Common Paper](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/common-paper) publishes a free, standard template for this (Amendment), made for its own agreements.

**For example:** A customer wants more notice before a price change. Instead of signing a new contract, both sides sign an amendment that changes that one term.

## Connects to (3)

- [Master services agreement](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/master-services-agreement): A contract that sets the general terms between a client and a provider once (payment, ownership of the work, confidentiality, liability)…
- [Cloud service agreement](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud-service-agreement): A contract between a company that sells cloud software and a business that buys it.
- [Common Paper](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/common-paper): A contract company for startups that publishes free, standard agreements anyone may use and modify, along with software for sending…

> This glossary is plain-language orientation, not legal or financial advice. Before you decide on a company structure, a contract, taxes or a fundraising deal, talk with a lawyer or an accountant.

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