Dictionary

prenuptial agreement en · NOUN

Etymology

From prenuptial + agreement.

Meanings

1. A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
   • Last week, he said we should get married and that he wants a prenuptial agreement. 2023 October 5, Phillip Galanes, “My Boyfriend Wants a Prenup. Can I Say No?”, in The New York Times:
   • 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? 2001 July 7, Tamar Lewin, “Among Nuptial Agreements, Post- Has Now Joined Pre-”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Synonyms

antenuptial agreement · prenup · prenuptial · premarital agreement

Translations (22)

tr evlilik sözleşmesi (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · cmn 婚前協議 /婚前协议 (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · fr contrat de mariage (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · uk шлю́бний до́говір (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · ru бра́чный догово́р (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · pt acordo pré-nupcial (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · vi hôn ước (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · ru бра́чный контра́кт (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · es acuerdo prenupcial (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · pl intercyza (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · da ægtepagt (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · cmn 婚前協議書 /婚前协议书 (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · is kaupmáli (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · es capitulaciones matrimoniales (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · es capitulación prematrimonial (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · de Ehevertrag (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · nl huwelijksvoorwaarden (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · it convenzione matrimoniale (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · fi avioehto (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · el προγαμιαία συμφωνία (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · ja 婚前契約 (document stating legal claims upon a divorce) · sv äktenskapsförord (document stating legal claims upon a divorce)