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postnup en · NOUN

Etymology

Clipping of postnuptial.

Meanings

  1. A postnuptial agreement.
    • While prenups, in one form or another, have been written since ancient times, postnups came on the scene in the early 1980's. 1997 February 23, Bruce Felton, “Fastening Your Seat Belt For a Bumpy Marriage”, in The New York Times:
    • Such tangles and many others can be avoided with a buy-sell agreement — basically a business prenup or a postnup, depending on when owners draw it up. 2008 February 20, Deborah L. Jacobs, “Making the Breakup Much Easier”, in The New York Times:

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Coordinates

prenup