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单词 arm's-length
释义

arm's-length

[ ahrmz-lengkth, -length ]
/ ˈɑrmzˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ /

adjective

not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.

Origin of arm's-length

First recorded in 1645–55

Words nearby arm's-length

armrest, arms, Arms and the Man, arms control, armscye, arm's-length, arms race, armstand dive, Armstrong, Armstrong, Louis, arm-twist
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British Dictionary definitions for arm's-length

arm's-length

adjective

lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closenesswe now have an arm's-length relationship
(of commercial transactions) in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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