"prenup" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹiːnʌp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-prenup.wav Forms: prenups [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of prenuptial. Etymology templates: {{clip|en|prenuptial}} Clipping of prenuptial Head templates: {{en-noun}} prenup (plural prenups)
  1. A prenuptial agreement.
    Sense id: en-prenup-en-noun-y~P390Yc
  2. (Philippines, informal) A casual photoshoot before a wedding Tags: Philippines, informal
    Sense id: en-prenup-en-noun-H8wFvhpJ Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Marriage Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Marriage: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antenuptial agreement, premarital agreement Coordinate_terms: postnup

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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