deal at 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… …

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  • 2arm'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 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3Arm's length principle — The arm s length principle (ALP) is the condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing. Such a transaction is known as an arm s length transaction . It is used specifically in contract law to… …

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  • 4arm'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… …

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  • 5arm’s length — /ɑ:mz leŋθ/ adjective ♦ arm’s length transaction a transaction which is carried out by two parties with no connection between them (resulting in a fair market value for the item sold) ♦ to deal with someone at arm’s length to deal as if there… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 6Arm's Length Transaction — A transaction in which the buyers and sellers of a product act independently and have no relationship to each other. The concept of an arm s length transaction is to ensure that both parties in the deal are acting in their own self interest and… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 7arm's length — 1) Denoting a transaction in which the parties to the transaction are or behave as if they are unrelated parties. For example, a transaction between two subsidiaries of the same parent organization could only be said to be at arm s length if it… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 8arm's-length — UK / US 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 …

    English dictionary

  • 9at arm's length — Beyond the reach of personal influence or control. Parties are said to deal at arm s length when each stands upon the strict letter of his rights, and conducts the business in a formal manner, without trusting to the other s fairness or integrity …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10at arm's length — Beyond the reach of personal influence or control. Parties are said to deal at arm s length when each stands upon the strict letter of his rights, and conducts the business in a formal manner, without trusting to the other s fairness or integrity …

    Black's law dictionary