HANDSALE

handsale

handsale. Hist. A sale memorialized by shaking hands. • Over time, handsale also came to refer to the earnest money given immediately after the handshake. In some northern European countries, shaking hands was necessary to bind a bargain. This custom sometimes persists for oral contracts. The Latin phrase for handsale was venditio per mutuam manuum […]

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handsale

handsale n. 握手买卖;定金 北欧诸国古时买卖中,以握手而使磋商〔bargain〕具有约束力,故此类买卖称「握手买卖」,该习惯在口头契约中至今仍保留。在演进过程中,该词又用以指握手后立即给付之价金或定金。

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