arm's-length
[ ahrmz-lengkth, -length ]
/ ˈɑrmzˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ /
adjective
not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
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Nearby words
arlon, arm, arm and a leg, arm candy, arm in arm, arm's-length, arm-twist, arm-twisting, arm-wrestle, arm., armada
Origin of arm's-length
First recorded in 1645–55
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British Dictionary definitions for arm's-length
arm's-length
adjective
lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closenesswe 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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