gentleman's agreement

English

Alternative forms

gentlemen's agreement

Etymology

gentleman + 's + agreement

Noun

gentleman 's agreement (plural gentleman's agreements or gentlemen's agreements)

A usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour

Translations

agreement

Chinese:
Mandarin: 君子協定, 君子协定 (jūnzǐ xiédìng)
Dutch: herenakkoord (nl) n, stilzwijgende overeenkomst f
Finnish: herrasmiessopimus (fi)
French: gentleman’s agreement (fr) m
German: stillschweigendes Abkommen n

Japanese: 紳士協定 (shinshi kyōtei)
Korean: 신사협정 (sinsahyeopjeong), 신사협약 (ko) (sinsahyeobyak)
Russian: джентльме́нское соглаше́ние (ru) n (džentlʹménskoje soglašénije)
Spanish: acuerdo de honor m, pacto de honor m, pacto de caballeros m
Telugu: పెద్దమనుషుల ఒప్పందం (peddamanuṣula oppandaṃ)

See also

sportsman's bet

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