arm's length
1arm's length — n: the condition of the parties to a business deal in which each has independent interests and one does not dominate the other often used in the phrase at arm s length a contract made at arm s length arm s–length adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …
2Arm's length — Arm Arm, n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See {Art},… …
3arm's length — ˌarm s ˈlength adjective not having a close relationship with another company and not receiving any specially favourable terms from it: • It insists that it is an arm s length owner of the company, and does not interfere in its affairs …
4arm's-length — UK US adjective ► used to describe a situation in which two people, companies, etc. operate separately from each other: »An arm s length relationship between buyers and suppliers is usually advisable …
5arm's-length — arm s ,length adjective used for describing something such as a business deal in which the different sides avoid having a close relationship with each other: arm s length negotiations between management and employees …
6arm’s length — adj. Distant, not intimate; describes a good faith, fair market transaction by parties with relatively equal bargaining power, in which neither one forces the other to accept terms. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …
7arm's length — The act of dealing with a person who is not a relative but an independent third party. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
8Arm´s Length — Der Fremdvergleichsgrundsatz (engl. arm s length principle ) betrifft insbesondere Verrechnungspreise für Warenlieferungen, Miet und Pachtzinsen oder Finanztransaktionen (u.a. Cash Pooling ) im Rahmen des Leistungsaustauschs innerhalb von… …
9arm's-length — /ahrmz lengkth , length /, adj. not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm s length relationship. [1645 55] * * * arm’s length UK US adjective used for describing something such as a business deal in which the… …
10arm's length — noun a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑distance, ↑length * * * noun : a distance preventing or excluding personal contact, familiarity, or intimacy pompous and ornate and keeps us stiffly at arm s length Virginia… …