Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restrictive covenant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: re-stric-tive -covenant
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agreement between parties limiting or restricting the use of land owned by one of the parties.

noun

A noncompete agreement

Example Sentences

"2019, Paul Greco, "How To Make Sure Restrictive Covenants Survive A Restructuring", Life Science Leader, VertMarkets. Careful to protect the goodwill it is developing with these providers, the life sciences company decides to use restrictive covenants — i.e., noncompetes, in the popular vernacular — to ensure the sales reps cannot compete for a period of time after changing jobs and potentially transfer the value of burgeoning customer relationships to some new employer."

Inflected Forms

restrictive covenants (plural)

Questions

What does restrictive covenant mean?: An agreement between parties limiting or restricting the use of land owned by one of the parties.

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