arm length

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Definition of arm length in English English dictionary

arm's length
Independent, but related

The police work at arm's length from the army.

arm's length
Distant, detached

She remained at arm's length though we worked together for many years.

arm's length
Barely within reach
armlength
The length of each arm of an interferometer
at arm's length
At a distance, away from one's body
at arm's length
Avoiding a close relationship

She's been keeping me at arm's length all the time. She doesn't want to get involved.

arm's length principle
The condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing
arm's length principle
The arm's length principle (ALP) is the condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing. The principle is often invoked to avoid undue government influence over other bodies, such as the legal system, the press, or the arts. For example, in the United Kingdom Arts Councils operate "at arms length" in allocating the funds they receive from the government
arm´s length price
The price at which a willing buyer and a willing unrelated seller would freely agree to transact
at arm's length
(deyim) (of dealings) with neither party controlled by the other
at arm's length
(deyim) (fig.) Without undue familiarity
at arm's length
(deyim) As far as the arm can reach
arm's length
length from the shoulder to finger tips
arm's length
a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
arm`s length transaction
business dealing between two parties that are independent of each other
at arm's length
at some distance; "keep someone at arm's length
at arm's length
within the distance an arm can extend; at a distance, far away
keep at arm's length
keep at a distance, prevent from getting close
arm length

    Turkish pronunciation

    ärm lengkth

    Pronunciation

    /ˈärm ˈleɴɢkᴛʜ/ /ˈɑːrm ˈlɛŋkθ/

    Etymology

    [ 'ärm ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit Irma arm.
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