one-dollar contract

noun

one-dollar contract

noun
1

Business A legally binding agreement in which one party agrees to provide goods, services, or property to another for the nominal price of exactly one dollar; it is primarily used to fulfill the legal requirement of consideration while allowing the actual transfer to function as a gift or nominal transaction.

Related terms
dollar-a-year man

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