agreement in principle

An agreement in which the general terms and/or conditions of a deal are accepted without the complete details having been specified or necessarily agreed upon. There was an agreement in principle that the government would cover the cost of building a new school, but so far we haven't seen a clear proposal on how this would be accomplished.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ramakrishna	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Magnolia	[mæg'nəuliə]
Whetu	-	Maori
Abimael	-	Biblical
Morrigan	-	Irish Mythology
Ruff	[rʌf]