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View synonyms for arm's-length
arm's-length
[ ahrmz-lengkth, -length ]
adjective
- not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote:
an arm's-length relationship.
arm's-length
adjective
- lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
we now have an arm's-length relationship
- (of commercial transactions) in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arm's-length1
First recorded in 1645–55
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