oral contract

oral contract definition - finance
An agreement to do business or a sales transaction that has been spoken but not put on paper. Oral contracts are legally enforceable; however, it is a better business practice to put contracts in writing.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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