prenuptial
adjective
pre·nup·tial
| \ (ˌ)prē-ˈnəp-shəl
, -chəl, nonstandard -chə-wəl\
, -chəl, nonstandard -chə-wəl\
Definition of prenuptial
: made or occurring before marriage
a prenuptial party
Examples of prenuptial in a Sentence
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Much will depend on whether a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement outlining the terms of a possible split exists, according to lawyers who handle divorces for wealthy individuals. — Laura Stevens And Sara Randazzo, WSJ, "Bezos Divorce Clouds His Stake in Amazon," 9 Jan. 2019 But many prenuptial financial conversations are not well planned. — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, "Getting Married? Forget Sweet Nothings; Let’s Talk About Money," 27 Apr. 2018 That’s not antagonistic; that’s just good prenuptial sense. — Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, "Prudie counsels a woman whose husband ruined her friendship in order to “get her back.”," 25 Apr. 2017 At one point, Zago presented her with a prenuptial agreement. — By Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, "The South Beach-Hollywood divorce that took only 15 minutes to make final," 17 Aug. 2017 As a result, the prenuptial agreement is starting to lose its taboo. — Jonnelle Marte, chicagotribune.com, "Why you're more likely to have a prenup than your parents were," 7 Aug. 2017 The tech tycoon is now worth $16.6 billion, according to Forbes, and the divorce filing that Riley made in Los Angeles Superior Court in March 2016 did not mention a prenuptial agreement. — Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, "Elon Musk and Amber Heard Have Split After a Year of Dating," 7 Aug. 2017 To avoid post-divorce legal squabbles over student debt, couples can create a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. — Anna Helhoski, USA TODAY, "5 ways marriage affects your student loans," 26 June 2017 HB 4751: Clarify the enforceability of prenuptial agreements. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Legislature's latest bills take up hot button issues: abortion, family leave and pot," 18 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prenuptial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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