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📄 A marriage contract 📄 To make a contract
to prenup

to prenup

7.7
To make an agreement before marriage about dividing money and property if they divorce
  • verb
  • /ˈpriːnʌp/
  • Informal
translation icon : firmar un acuerdo prenupcial
  • They decided to prenup to clarify their financial arrangements before tying the knot.

Examples

  • It is wise to prenup before entering marriage to protect individual assets.

  • Many couples choose to prenup to ensure fairness in case of a divorce.

  • And if you do a prenup, you can change that set of rules.

  • How do you, how do you suggest that a person who wants to get a prenup have that conversation?

  • OK, the question there is a like a no I, but I would enter that for with a prenup, but not for the relationship.

Surface Forms

prenup infinitive
prenuped past
prenuped past participle
prenuping present participle
prenups third person singular

Etymology

Prenup comes from pre- ('before') + nuptial ('marriage'), and a helpful way to remember the verb is 'to make an agreement before the wedding'. So, to prenup is to sign a legal paper about money and property before you marry.