private arrangement
Unofficial mutual understanding
A private arrangement is an agreement made directly between parties without formal contracts, public disclosure, or institutional involvement.
The phrase often implies discretion or informality: They came to a private arrangement about the inheritance.
It can suggest something kept from official channels—whether for convenience, confidentiality, or to avoid scrutiny: The landlord and tenant had a private arrangement about the rent.
- secretConcealed information
- dealAgreement or distribution
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- backroomPrivate space for dealings
wink and a nod · back channel · agreement · confidential · informal · quiet · discreet · personal · exclusive · closed-door · behind the scenes · off-the-record · on the quiet · settlement · pact · contract · hush-hush · hush money
private arrangementpublic record
Officially accessible government information
private arrangementbinding contract
Enforceable legal agreement
formal contract · formal agreement · government mandate · notarized contract · judicial decree
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