Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prenuptial agreement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: prenup-tial a-gree-ment
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.

Example Sentences

"Not so long ago, prenuptial agreements raised eyebrows. What hope was there for a marriage, the thinking went, if even before the wedding the couple were specifying who gets what in case of divorce?"
"Last week, he said we should get married and that he wants a prenuptial agreement."

Etymology

From prenuptial + agreement.

Inflected Forms

prenuptial agreements (plural)

Synonyms

antenuptial agreement premarital agreement prenup prenuptial

Questions

What does prenuptial agreement mean?: A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
Where does prenuptial agreement come from?: From prenuptial + agreement.

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