单词 | postnup |
释义 | postnupn. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A legal contract or agreement made between two people after their marriage, esp. one detailing the legal and financial rights and responsibilities of each in the event of separation or divorce. Cf. prenup n. ΚΠ 1988 Forbes 24 Oct. 365/1 A postnup is often a good chance to renegotiate a prenup... Homes, furnishings and art are frequently divvied up in a postnup. 1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Feb. iii. 10/1 Why a postnup instead of a prenup? Usually, it's because the couple's financial circumstances change after the wedding day—or the marriage is wobbling, and both partners feel it's best to work out an agreement while they're still talking. 2010 S. L. Hirshman Does this make my Assets look Fat? viii. 203 Couple who have created postnups often say that it is not the easiest process to go through, but a little (okay, a lot of) discomfort today can bring you much greater comfort tomorrow. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1988 |
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