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Vertrag — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acceptance noun The act of agreeing to receive, believe, or approve of something.
  • agreement noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
  • compact adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
  • contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
  • indenture noun A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
  • pact noun A formal agreement between two or more people, groups, or nations.
  • treaty noun A formal, legally binding agreement between countries or international organizations.

Senses

Vertrag is used for these senses in English:

  • acceptance (business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.
  • agreement (uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
  • compact An agreement or contract.
  • contract (legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
  • pact An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
  • treaty (countable, international law) A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.

acceptance — full definition

  1. noun The act of agreeing to receive, believe, or approve of something.
  2. noun The state of being included or welcomed by others.

agreement — full definition

  1. noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
  2. noun A formal, often legally binding, contract.
  3. noun In grammar, the matching of words in form, such as a subject and verb agreeing in number.

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