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)

1. 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), 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
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• 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 oppandaṁ)

See also

• shake on it
• sportsman's bet