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exchanging of contracts

exchanging of contracts is the alternative form of exchange of contracts.

Meaning of exchange of contracts

Noun

exchange of contracts (plural exchanges of contracts)

  1. (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) The act of exchanging contracts.
  2. (England, Northern Ireland, Wales, idiomatic) The point or stage at which a conveyancing contract comes into existence between negotiating parties for the carrying out of a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit.

Questions about exchanging of contracts

What is exchanging of contracts the alternative form of?
Exchanging of contracts is the alternative form of exchange of contracts.

Words near exchanging of contracts in the dictionary

  1. exchangeth
  2. exchanging
  3. exchanging blows
  4. exchanging contracts
  5. exchanging flesh
  6. exchanging of contracts
  7. exchanging vows
  8. Exchangite
  9. Exchangites
  10. excheat
  11. excheator

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