"gentleman's agreement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gentleman's agreements [plural], gentlemen's agreements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gentlemen's agreements}} gentleman's agreement (plural gentleman's agreements or gentlemen's agreements)
  1. A usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour. Categories (topical): Directives Synonyms: gentlemen's agreement Related terms: shake on it, sportsman's bet Translations (usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour): 君子協定 (Chinese Mandarin), 君子协定 (jūnzǐ xiédìng) (Chinese Mandarin), gentlemen's agreement [common-gender] (Danish), herenakkoord [neuter] (Dutch), stilzwijgende overeenkomst [feminine] (Dutch), herrasmiessopimus (Finnish), gentleman’s agreement [masculine] (French), stillschweigendes Abkommen [neuter] (German), írásba nem foglalt megállapodás (Hungarian), kölcsönös bizalmon alapuló megállapodás (Hungarian), becsületbeli megállapodás (Hungarian), 紳士協定 (shinshi kyōtei) (Japanese), 신사협정 (sinsahyeopjeong) (Korean), 신사협약 (sinsahyeobyak) (Korean), dżentelmeńska umowa [feminine] (Polish), джентльме́нское соглаше́ние (džentlʹménskoje soglašénije) [neuter] (Russian), acuerdo de honor [masculine] (Spanish), pacto de honor [masculine] (Spanish), pacto de caballeros [masculine] (Spanish), పెద్దమనుషుల ఒప్పందం (peddamanuṣula oppandaṁ) (Telugu), centilmenlik anlaşması (Turkish), gentleman’s agreement (Turkish)

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