exchange of contracts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of exchanging contracts.
  2. The point or stage at which a conveyancing contract comes into existence between negotiating parties for the carrying out of a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit.

Word forms

exchange of contracts exchanges of contracts exchanging contracts exchanging of contracts exchange

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