Phrase guide

agreement in principle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِتِّفَاقٌ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْمَبْدَأُ (ittifāqun min ḥayṯu l-mabdaʔu) — legally enforceable agreement
  • Dutch: princiepsakkoord — legally enforceable agreement
  • Dutch: principeakkoord — legally enforceable agreement
  • Finnish: periaatesopimus — legally enforceable agreement
  • French: accord de principe — legally enforceable agreement
  • Polish: porozumienie co do zasady — legally enforceable agreement
  • Russian: принципиа́льное согла́сие (principiálʹnoje soglásije) — legally enforceable agreement
  • Spanish: principio de acuerdo — legally enforceable agreement
  • Swedish: principöverenskommelse — legally enforceable agreement