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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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The Croatian and Tottenham's hierarchy reached a verbal agreement on Friday and the deal has now been rubber-stamped.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

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

He suggests there was a verbal agreement with the pharmaceutical company Roche to supply Wales with 5,000 tests - yet most of these were later used for the UK-wide response.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

Earnest, in law, any sum paid in advance, to bind parties to the performance of a verbal agreement, or something given by a buyer to a seller as a pledge of adherence to a bargain.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various