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covenanting
present participle ofcovenant
covenant
verb
uk /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ us /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/
[ I or T ]formal or old-fashioned
to make a formal agreement or promise:
We covenant together to support each other.
She was accused of covenanting with the devil.
[ T ] finance & economics UKspecialized
to make a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money regularly, especially to a charity:
Five percent of our profits are covenanted to charity.
The business will covenant 100% of net profits to be reinvested back into community projects.
They covenanted with the landlord to pay the rent.
The husband covenanted to pay the wife £300 per month.
He is said to have covenanted the money to his close associates.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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assurance
be on your honouridiom
breach of contract
commit someone to something
commitment
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cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
deliver on something
fink
fink out
oath
pact
pledge
promises, promises!idiom
promisor
promissory
repledge
restrictive covenant
sworn
vow
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