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(an agreement between two people or two parties to do, or not to do, something: She signed a covenant to give money to the school fund.) pakt, avtale, kontraktavtale--------kontrakt--------paktIsubst. \/ˈkʌvənənt\/1) avtale, kontrakt, overenskomst2) forlik, pakt3) ( jus) klausul, bestemmelse4) ( spesielt bibelsk) pakt5) forklaring: forpliktelse om bidrag til veldedige formål e.l.6) ( historisk) covenant (overenskomst som de skotske presbyterianerne inngikk i 1638 og 1643)IIverb \/ˈkʌvənənt\/1) gjøre avtale, inngå avtale, avtale2) forplikte seg, lovecovenant for gjøre avtale om, inngå avtale om
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covenant — An agreed action to be undertaken ( Positive) or not done ( Negative). A breach of a covenant is a default. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A stipulation in a loan agreement which restricts the borrower s freedom of action while the loan is… … Financial and business terms
covenant — /ˈkʌvənənt / (say kuvuhnuhnt) noun 1. an agreement between two or more persons to do or refrain from doing some act; a compact; a contract. 2. an incidental clause of agreement in such an agreement. 3. (in biblical usage) the agreement or… …
covenant — noun a formal agreement between two or more people covenant verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
covenant — cov·e·nant / kə və nənt/ n 1: an official agreement or compact an international covenant on human rights 2 a: a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act a covenant not to… … Law dictionary
COVENANT — COVENANT, a general obligation concerning two parties. It was confirmed either by an oath (Gen. 21:22ff.; 26:26ff.; Deut. 29:9ff.; Josh. 9:15–20; II Kings 11:4; Ezek. 16:8; 17:33ff.), by a solemn meal (Gen. 26:30; 31:54; Ex. 24:11; II Sam. 2:20) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
covenant — c.1300, from O.Fr. covenant agreement, originally prp. of covenir agree, meet, from L. convenire come together (see CONVENE (Cf. convene)). Applied in Scripture to God s arrangements with man, as a translation of L. testamentum, Gk. diatheke,… … Etymology dictionary
covenant — ► NOUN 1) a solemn agreement. 2) a contract by which one undertakes to make regular payments to a charity. 3) an agreement held to be the basis of a relationship of commitment with God. ► VERB ▪ agree or pay by covenant. DERIVATIVES covenantal… … English terms dictionary
verb — late 14c., from O.Fr. verbe part of speech that expresses action or being, from L. verbum verb, originally a word, from PIE root *were (Cf. Avestan urvata command; Skt. vrata command, vow; Gk. rhetor public speaker, rhetra agreement, covenant … Etymology dictionary
covenant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from present participle of covenir to be fitting, from Latin convenire Date: 14th century 1. a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement ; compact 2. a. a written agreement or promise… … New Collegiate Dictionary
covenant — I UK [ˈkʌvənənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms covenant : singular covenant plural covenants 1) a) legal a legal agreement between two people, for example one relating to a house, land, or property b) a legal agreement to give money regularly… … English dictionary
covenant — cov|e|nant1 [ kʌvənənt ] noun count 1. ) a legal agreement between two people, for example one relating to a house, land, or property a ) breach of covenant failure to do what you have agreed to do in a covenant 2. ) a formal agreement or promise … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English