gentleman's agreement



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gentleman's agreement

A legally non-binding arrangement that is guaranteed only by a verbal or mutually understood agreement by the parties involved. Though my father left me his entire estate in his will, I made a gentleman's agreement with my brother to share the wealth equally between us.
See also: agreement

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AsaAY-sə (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
DieudonnÉEdyuu-do-NEFrench
Herminius-Ancient Roman
MarittaMAH-reet-tahFinnish
Meritxellmu-ree-CHELCatalan
Madalenamə-də-LE-nəPortuguese