covenant

US: /ˈkəvənənt/
UK: /kˈʌvənənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


covenant /'kʌvinənt/
  • danh từ
    • hiệp ước, hiệp định, thoả ước; điều khoản (của bản hiệp ước...)
    • (pháp lý) hợp đồng giao kèo
    • động từ
      • ký hiệp ước, ký kết; thoả thuận bằng giao kèo
        • to covenant an agreement: ký kết hiệp định

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    a promise to sb, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to sb/sth: God's covenant with Abraham + a covenant to a charity
    covenant verb: [VN] All profits are covenanted to medical charities.

    Concise English dictionary


    covenants|covenanted|covenanting'kʌvənənt
    noun
    +a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
    +(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
    verb
    +enter into a covenant
    +enter into a covenant or formal agreement