View synonyms for arm's-length

arm's-length

[ ahrmz-lengkth, -length ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote:
an arm's-length relationship.

arm's-length

lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
we now have an arm's-length relationship
(of commercial transactions) in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved

First recorded in 1645–55

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