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verbal agreement

NOUN

gentleman's agreement

Synonyms

WEAK

bond contract deal gentlemen's agreement handshake pact pactum pledge tacit agreement understanding unspoken agreement unwritten agreement

NOUN

gentlemen's agreement

Synonyms

WEAK

bond contract deal gentleman's agreement handshake nonformal agreement pact pactum pledge tacit agreement understanding unspoken agreement unwritten agreement

NOUN

word of honor

Synonyms

WEAK

assurance commitment faith gentlemen's agreement guarantee oath pledge plight promise solemn oath solemn promise solemn word swearing troth vow warrant warranty

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Tudor is reported to have reached a verbal agreement with Tottenham, who are expected to finalise the deal imminently.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The boxer soon entered a verbal agreement with Haymon, allowing him to be Mayweather’s manager for a 10% fee.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The Brazilian, under contract until 2027, has yet to sign the renewal expected by the club after a verbal agreement in April.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

Sources have told the BBC a verbal agreement has been reached between the clubs but the transfer has not yet been completed.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Mr. Chapman, one of the publishers, told Mr. Forster, the friend and biographer of Dickens, that there was but a verbal agreement.

From Stories of Authors, British and American by Chubb, Edwin Watts

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