unwritten agreement
1agreement — a‧gree‧ment [əˈgriːmənt] noun [countable] 1. an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people or organizations: • Under the agreement, the company will distribute our products in North America. • What happens if the warring… …
2agreement — agree·ment n 1 a: the act or fact of agreeing by mutual agreement b: unity of opinion, understanding, or intent; esp: the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same terms if they reach agreement ◇ Under common law, agreement is a necessary… …
3unwritten — /un rit n/, adj. 1. not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional. 2. not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement. 3. containing no writing; blank. [1325 75; ME unwriten; see UN 1, WRITTEN] Syn. 1.… …
4unwritten — un•writ•ten [[t]ʌnˈrɪt n[/t]] adj. 1) not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional 2) not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement[/ex] 3) containing no writing; blank • Etymology: 1325–75 …
5unwritten — [[t]ʌ̱nrɪ̱t(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Something such as a book that is unwritten has not been printed or written down. Universal have agreed to pay ₤2.5 million for Grisham s next, as yet unwritten, novel. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n An unwritten rule,… …
6agreement — /ə gri:mənt/ noun a spoken or written contract between people or groups which explains how they will act ● a written agreement ● an unwritten or verbal agreement ● to draw up or to draft an agreement ● to break an agreement ● to sign an agreement …
7agreement — /ə gri:mənt/ noun a spoken or written contract between people or groups which explains how they will act ● a written agreement ● an unwritten or verbal agreement ● to draw up or to draft an agreement ● to break an agreement ● to sign an agreement …
8unwritten — un|writ|ten [ʌnˈrıtn] adj an unwritten rule, law, agreement etc is one that everyone knows about although it is not official ▪ unwritten rules of social behaviour …
9gentlemen's agreement — noun a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding • Hypernyms: ↑agreement, ↑understanding * * * noun see gentleman s agreement * * * 1. an agreement that, although unenforceable at law, is binding as a matter of personal honor. 2.… …
10gentlemen's agreement — 1. an agreement that, although unenforceable at law, is binding as a matter of personal honor. 2. an unwritten agreement by a socially prominent clique, private club, etc., to discriminate against or refuse to accept members of certain religious …
