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GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT

\d͡ʒˈɛntə͡lmənz ɐɡɹˈiːmənt], \d‍ʒˈɛntə‍lmənz ɐɡɹˈiːmənt], \dʒ_ˈɛ_n_t_əl_m_ə_n_z ɐ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈiː_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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