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restrictive covenants

restrictive covenants is the plural of restrictive covenant.

Meaning of restrictive covenant

Noun

restrictive covenant (plural restrictive covenants)

  1. An agreement between parties limiting or restricting the use of land owned by one of the parties.
  2. A noncompete agreement
    • Careful to protect the goodwill it is developing with these providers, the life sciences company decides to use restrictive covenants — i.e., noncompetes, in the popular vernacular — to ensure the sales reps cannot compete for a period of time after changing jobs and potentially transfer the value...2019, Paul Greco, "How To Make Sure Restrictive Covenants Survive A Restructuring", Life Science Leader, VertMarkets.

Questions about restrictive covenants

What is restrictive covenants the plural of?
Restrictive covenants is the plural of restrictive covenant.

Words near restrictive covenants in the dictionary

  1. restrictions
  2. restrictive
  3. restrictive clause
  4. restrictive clauses
  5. restrictive covenant
  6. restrictive covenants
  7. restrictive practice
  8. restrictive practices
  9. restrictive programming
  10. restrictive relative clause
  11. restrictive relative clauses

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