What used to happen is that people would start out with nothing but a big bag of hopes, so they didn't need a prenup (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre-nup — UK US noun [C] INFORMAL LAW ► PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT(Cf. ↑prenuptial agreement) … Financial and business terms
pre|nup|tial — «pree NUHP shuhl», adjective. before marriage; antenuptial: »a prenuptial agreement … Useful english dictionary
pre·nup — /ˈpriːˌnʌp/ noun, pl nups [count] : ↑prenuptial agreement … Useful english dictionary
pre·nup·tial agreement — /ˌpriːˈnʌpʃəl / noun, pl ⋯ ments [count] law : an official agreement that two people make before they marry in which they state how much of each other s property each will receive if they divorce or if one of them dies Did you sign a prenuptial… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
nup — an·te·nup·tial; nup·ti·al·i·ty; san·nup; nup·tial; pre·nup; … English syllables
prenup — pre·nup … English syllables
prenuptial agreement — pre|nup|tial a|gree|ment [pri:ˌnʌpʃəl əˈgri:mənt] n also pre nup [ˈpri:nʌp] informal a legal document that is written before a man and a woman get married, in which they agree things such as how much money each will get if they ↑divorce … Dictionary of contemporary English
prenup — pre|nup [ pri,nʌp ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prenuptial agreement — pre|nup|tial a|gree|ment [ pri,nʌpʃəl ə grimənt ] noun count an agreement made by a man and woman before they marry about how they will divide their money and property if they get divorced … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
