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accord de principe

French, noun/a.kɔʁ də pʁɛ̃.sip/

accord de principe is a French masculine noun meaning “agreement in principle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Accord par lequel deux parties ou plus fixent certains éléments seulement d'un contrat futur”.

What does accord de principe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineagreement in principle

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Accord par lequel deux parties ou plus fixent certains éléments seulement d'un contrat futur.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of accord de principe

  • accords de principe plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce accord de principe?

  • /a.kɔʁ də pʁɛ̃.sip/
  • \a.kɔʁ də pʁɛ̃.sip\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.