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- DictionaryGen·tle·man's a·gree·ment/ˈjen(t)lmənz əˌɡrēmənt/
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- 1. an arrangement or understanding which is based upon the trust of both or all parties, rather than being legally binding: "a gentleman's agreement by the grain growers not to enter the wheat market"
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Apr 18, 2023 · The meaning of GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT is an agreement secured only by the honor of the participants.
A gentlemen's agreement, or gentleman's agreement, is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, but it may be written or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually beneficial etiquette.
Dec 31, 2022 · A gentlemen's agreement is an informal, legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties that is dependent on the two parties for fulfillment.
Gentlemen’s Agreement, (1907), U.S.-Japanese understanding in which Japan agreed not to issue passports to emigrants to the United States, except to certain categories of business and professional men.
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an agreement that is based on trust and is not in writing: We came to a gentleman's agreement that if anybody else wanted the job, I would stand aside. (Definition of gentleman's agreement from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Oct 29, 2009 · The Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907-08 was an informal arrangement between the United States and Japan to ease growing tensions between the two countries, particularly...
an agreement that is based on trust and is not in writing: We came to a gentleman's agreement that if anybody else wanted the job, I would stand aside. (Definition of gentleman's agreement from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
