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PRONUNCIATION OF KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT

knock-for-knock agreement  [ˈnɒkfəˈnɒk əˈɡriːmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT

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Knock-For-Knock agreement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Knock-for-knock agreement

A knock-for-knock agreement is an agreement between two insurance companies whereby, when both companies' policy-holders incur losses in the same insured event, each insurer pays the losses sustained by its own policy-holder regardless of who was responsible.

Definition of knock-for-knock agreement in the English dictionary

The definition of knock-for-knock agreement in the dictionary is an agreement between vehicle insurers that in the event of an accident each will pay for the damage to the vehicle insured with him without attempting to establish blame for the accident.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT


advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
affirmant
əˈfɜːmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
assessment
əˈsɛsmənt
conferment
kənˈfɜːmənt
debarment
dɪˈbɑːmənt
deferment
dɪˈfɜːmənt
disagreement
ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt
disbarment
dɪsˈbɑːmənt
disinterment
ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜːmənt
dormant
ˈdɔːmənt
formant
ˈfɔːmənt
garment
ˈɡɑːmənt
garnisheement
ˌɡɑːnɪˈʃiːmənt
informant
ɪnˈfɔːmənt
interment
ɪnˈtɜːmənt
polysemant
ˌpɒlɪˈsiːmənt
Stormont
ˈstɔːmənt
undergarment
ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT

knock on the head
knock one´s head against
knock someone bandy
knock someone for six
knock spots off
knock the bottom out of
knock the stuffing out of someone
knock up
knock-back
knock-for-knock
knock-knee
knock-kneed
knock-knees
knock-on
knock-on effect
knock-out agreement
knock-up
knockabout
knockdown
knocked down

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT

abonnement
achievement
announcement
arrangement
basement
comment
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of knock-for-knock agreement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «knock-for-knock agreement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT

Find out the translation of knock-for-knock agreement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knock-for-knock agreement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knock-for-knock agreement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敲的敲协议
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ronda para -golpe acuerdo
570 millions of speakers

English

knock-for-knock agreement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्तक के लिए दस्तक समझौता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضربة القاضية لل ضرب اتفاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стук- на - стук соглашение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

knock- para - bater acordo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নকল চুক্তি জন্য চুক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

knock- pour - frapper accord
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perjanjian knock-for-knock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knock- für - klopfen Vereinbarung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノックのためにノック契約を
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노크 에 노크 계약을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Persetujuan knock-for-knock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

knock- cho - gõ thỏa thuận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாக்-க்கு-நாக் உடன்படிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करारबाह्य करार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nakavt anlaşması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

knock- per - battere accordo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puk - puk - umowę na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стук- на - стук угоду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

knock - pentru - bat acord
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοκ - για - νοκ συμφωνίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klop - vir - klop ooreenkoms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knock - for- knock överenskommelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knock- for -knock avtale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knock-for-knock agreement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT»

The term «knock-for-knock agreement» is used very little and occupies the 166.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knock-for-knock agreement

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT»

Discover the use of knock-for-knock agreement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knock-for-knock agreement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Law of Motor Insurance
The defendant argued that the action could not be brought for the full sum, as the claimant's insurers had by reason of the knock for knock agreement waived their equitable right to recover £28 2s 8d. The Court of Appeal disagreed, and held ...
Robert M. Merkin, Jeremy Stuart-Smith, 2004
2
Engineering Contracts
If the clause amounting to a knock-for-knock agreement had been effective, the position would have been that each party would have been liable to bear the loss caused by the death of any of its own employees (this liability would presumably  ...
ROBERT RIBEIRO, 1997
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Insurance Glossary:
The Knock for Knock Agreement simplifies recovery claims among insurers and, over time, attributes costs fairly amongst insurers. Other contexts 'Knock for knock' is also used in a specific, analogous senses, for example, the following, cited in ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
In any particular case, the effect of the knock-for-knock agreement may have been less advantageous to one insurer than the other; for example, if A was largely to blame for the accident and the damage to B's car was more serious than the ...
Peter Cane, Patrick Atiyah, 2013
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
René David. least persuasion as applied to traffic accidents, since the benefits of motorized transport are so ubiquitous today that it would not be unfair to countenance participation in loss-spreading by a collateral fund, such as Social Security, ...
René David, 1986
6
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United ...
... to notice of termination given by Australia Mar. 18, 1946. «EAS271,an«,p. 146. Government represents that such salvage claim if made would ultimately 159 March 8, 1945 Maritime claims and litigation (Knock- for-Knock Agreement)
United States. Dept. of State, Charles Irving Bevans, 1968
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
512 knock-for-knock agreement knock-for-knock agreement (= an arrangement between insurers that each will pay the claim of its insured without claiming against the other party's insurer) should be so hyphenated. See phrasal adjectives.
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts
The knock for knock agreement is crude but workable allocation of risk and responsibility: even where the tug or tow is wholly responsible for the accident liability depends entirely upon the happenstance of which of the two collided with the ...
Simon Rainey, 2013
9
Harriman's Financial Dictionary: Over 2,600 Essential ...
knock for knock agreement | kurtosis 188 knock for knock agreement Although it rarely applies nowadays, this is a motor insurance term describing an agreement between insurance companies where each pays the claims of its own client ...
Simon Briscoe, Jane Fuller, 2007
10
German/English Business Glossary
... off* vb (finish work) Arbeit einstellen vb knock-for-knock adj gegenseitige Aufrechnung nf knock-for-knock agreement Regreßverzichtsvereinbarung (-en) nf knock-on adj knock-on effect Folgewirkung (-en) nf knockdown adj knockdown price ...
Paul Hartley, Gertrud Robins, 2005

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNOCK-FOR-KNOCK AGREEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knock-for-knock agreement is used in the context of the following news items.
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How third party motor insurance works
“This is called a knock-for-knock agreement. Insurance companies have agreed with each other that claims on damage to the vehicle of their ... «Hindu Business Line, Apr 15»
2
DYK: Knock-for-knock agreement
This is called the knock-for-knock agreement and a quick search on dictionary defines this term as an agreement between vehicle insurers that ... «Livemint, May 13»
3
Steamrolled by 'knock for knock' pact between insurers
It is much better known as the Knock-for-Knock Agreement. ultimate compliment. One of my friends who worked in the insurance industry for ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 12»
4
Life's little knock-for-knocks
... the legalisation of advertising and the growth of a no-win no-fee culture, but I can't help wondering that if the knock-for-knock agreement had stayed in force, ... «Insurance Age, Mar 12»

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