(prinʌpʃəl əgrimənt, -nʌptʃəl) also pre-nuptial agreement
Word forms: prenuptial agreements
countable noun
A prenuptial agreement is a written contract made between a man and a woman before they marry, in whichthey state how their assets such as property and money should be divided if they get divorced.
My wife and I were married in 1996 and we signed a prenuptial agreement.
prenuptial agreement in British English
noun
a contract made between two people before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce
prenuptial agreement in American English
an agreement made by some couples prior to marriage, for the purpose of settling legal issues, as of ownership and division of property, should the couple later divorce
: also ; Informal ˈpreˌnup
Examples of 'prenuptial agreement' in a sentence
prenuptial agreement
"You've had Rachel sign some kind of prenuptial agreement, right?
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
That's prenuptial agreement to you, and thanks for disagreeing.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2001)
She and Lane Rehm had drawn up a prenuptial agreement specifying that neither would lay claim to the other's finances should they divorce.