covenant

Pluralcovenants

Formscovenants, covenanting, covenanted

1. 1
   pactnouncountable

   A serious promise or agreement made between two or more people or groups.

   The two villages made a covenant to share the well.

   The old enemies kept their covenants for many years.

   Similarpact, agreement, treaty, compact, alliance

2. 2
   nouncountable

   In law, an agreement to do a certain thing or not to do it.

   The neighbors signed a covenant not to build fences between their yards.

   Under the covenant, the company had to keep the old factory open.

   Similaragreement, contract, undertaking, pledge

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3. 3
   verbintransitive

   To make a serious, binding agreement with someone, or to promise something in one.

   Every spring the neighbors covenant with each other to keep the creek clean.

   The two families covenanted to care for the land together.

   Similaragree, promise, pledge, contract

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4. 4
   contract clausenouncountable

   A promise that comes with a deed or contract, either written in it or just understood.

   The landlord broke the covenant of quiet enjoyment by coming into the apartment without warning.

   The deed has a covenant that the seller really owns the house.

   Similarpromise, undertaking, warranty

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5. 5
   contract clausenouncountable

   A clause in an agreement that adds an extra condition.

   Read the covenants at the end of the contract before you sign.

   The company broke a covenant in its loan by letting its cash fall too low.

   Similarclause, condition, provision, term

6. 6
   bind yourselfverbintransitive

   To make a formal agreement that you are legally bound to keep.

   In the lease, we covenant to keep the yard clean.

   The buyer covenanted to pay the rest of the price within a year.

   Similaragree, undertake, contract, promise

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To set a condition as one of the terms of an agreement.

   Grandpa covenanted that the farm could never be sold to a builder.

   The sellers covenant that no factory will ever stand on the lot.

   Similarstipulate, specify, provide

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