gentlemen's agreement
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gen·tle·man's agreement
or gen·tle·men's agreement (jĕn′tl-mənz)n.
An agreement guaranteed only by the pledged word or unspoken understanding of the parties.
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gentlemen's agreement
orgentleman's agreement
n
a personal understanding or arrangement based on honour and not legally binding
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gen′tlemen's
(or gen′tleman's) agree′ment,
n.
an agreement that, although unenforceable at law, is binding as a matter of personal honor.
[1885–90, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. | gentlemen's agreement - a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
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