prenuptial agreement

American  

[pree-nuhp-shuhl uh-gree-muhnt, -chuhl] / priˈnʌp ʃəl əˈgri mənt, -tʃəl /

Sometimes antenuptial agreement

noun

Law.

1. Also prenup a contract between two people who are about to marry regarding their respective property and support rights upon termination of the marriage by divorce or death, and sometimes regarding property rights during the marriage.

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prenuptial agreement British  

noun

1. a contract made between a man and woman before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce

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prenuptial agreement

Matthew Price’s wardrobe for Ms. Sosanya could do as much to benefit the cause of unisex fashion as the Cathcarts strategy does to undermine the principle of the prenuptial agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

After nearly 25 years of marriage, the Lululemon founder and Shannon Gray are divorcing—and there is no prenuptial agreement, according to a person familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The breakup of the Overdecks is a high-profile example of how messy a divorce can get, especially at upper-income levels, when the two sides don’t have a prenuptial agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

I hope you know what you’re doing and, whether or not you do, I doubly hope that you have a prenuptial agreement.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Most people risk losing a substantial portion of their net worth when they divorce, depending on when they married, the laws of their state and whether they had a prenuptial agreement.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

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