unwritten agreement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunwrittenandagreement
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unwritten
adjective
uk/ʌnˈrɪt.ən/us/ʌnˈrɪt̬.ən/
Something that is unwritten does not exist in a written or ...
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agreement
noun
uk/əˈɡriː.mənt/us/əˈɡriː.mənt/
the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or ...
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(Definition ofunwrittenandagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofunwritten agreement
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The unspoken,unwrittenagreementis that both of them blame each other, but not very loudly.
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It will be an extremely interesting situation where there is anunwrittenagreementand only part of the land is used for farming.
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There may even be anunwrittenagreement, which is another point with which we must deal.
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It was said that it was only anunwrittenagreementand that we could not have the money back.
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Anunwrittenagreementis not enough and does not guarantee comparability and completeness of data.
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But if theunwrittenagreementwere excluded, presumably the tenant or the landlord would have to rely on the common law.
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There was anunwrittenagreementthat one firm should fulfil the small orders and the other firm the large orders, and that there should be a fixed price.
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I think it is anunwrittenagreement.
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I have known situations where anunwrittenagreementunder the existing law assumed the power of assignment which was removed when the tenancy was reduced to writing.
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The present situation, where these data are collected on the basis of anunwrittenagreement, clearly shows that this method is ineffective and has to be changed.
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There was anunwrittenagreement.
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They had anunwrittenagreementthat each would support the other in their own bailiwicks.
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There was therefore anunwrittenagreementthat this war would be a white man's war.
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