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View synonyms for binding

binding

[ bahyn-ding ]

noun

  1. the act of fastening, securing, uniting, or the like.
  2. anything that binds.
  3. the covering within which the leaves of a book are bound. bound.
  4. a strip of material that protects or decorates the edge of a tablecloth, rug, etc.
  5. Skiing. a mechanical device on a ski, usually made of metal, that fastens the boot securely to the ski.


adjective

  1. that binds; restrictive.
  2. having power to bind or oblige; obligatory:

    a binding promise.

binding

/ ˈbaɪndɪŋ /

noun

  1. anything that binds or fastens
  2. the covering within which the pages of a book are bound
  3. the material or tape used for binding hems, etc


adjective

  1. imposing an obligation or duty

    a binding promise

  2. causing hindrance; restrictive

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Other Words From

  • binding·ly adverb
  • binding·ness noun
  • non·binding adjective
  • non·binding·ly adverb
  • non·binding·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of binding1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; bind, -ing 1, -ing 2

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Example Sentences

Binding the resolution of my case to progress in the nuclear negotiations is profoundly unjust.

That ruling is binding law in the United States, no matter what the former vice president says.

It was done after we had received a binding legal opinion from Justice and approval from the White House to proceed.

While a good start, some security experts say the guidelines should be binding.

But the amendment was non-binding -- and thus largely symbolic.

Again, common law decisions are not binding on the courts that make them like statutes or legislative commands.

Whatever reason the transaction affords for binding the former, it supplies for holding the latter bound.

A benefit conferred, in the honest, though mistaken, belief that such a promise is binding ought in justice to be restored.

But then she had sworn, and to some people, and Georgie was one of these, an oath remains ever binding.

Even although he had tacitly consented to Romanoff's proposal he saw no necessity for binding himself.

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