binding promise
Unbreakable verbal contract
A binding promise is a commitment that carries legal or moral force, one that cannot easily be withdrawn without consequence.
In law, binding promises typically require consideration—something exchanged—to be enforceable: The contract contained a binding promise to deliver the goods by December.
Outside legal contexts, the phrase emphasizes that a promise is serious and irrevocable: Marriage vows are meant to be binding promises.
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- sacred trustInviolable responsibility to another
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
solemn vow · sworn oath · agreement · guarantee · pact · promissory · contract · undertaking · blood oath · cross my heart · honor · obligation · indenture · bond · warranty · word of honor · on my honor · stipulation
- commitmentsvow, oath, vows, binding agreement, agreement
- Jewish contractsketubah, loan agreement, binding agreements, sale contract, written contract
- considerationconsideration, bargain, benefit, detriment, sufficiency
binding promiseempty promise
Pledge without intent
hollow promise · vague intention · lip service · wishful thinking · idle talk
binding promisegentleman's agreement
Informal pact based on trust
void contract · moral obligation · soft commitment · honor system · verbal agreement