Meaning of binding In English

• 0 (especially of an agreement) that cannot be legally avoided or stopped:

  • a binding agreement

  • The contract wasn't legally binding.

• 1 the type of cover that a book has

• 2 (esp. of an agreement) not to be avoided or broken:

  • Both sides agreed to submit the dispute to binding arbitration (= to a decision they would have to obey).

• 3 The binding of a book is the type of cover it has:

  • a cloth binding

• 4 used to describe an agreement, contract, etc. that cannot be changed or stopped:

  • Once signed, these documents are legally binding.

  • binding on sb The court ruled that verbal distribution agreements are binding on both parties.

  • a binding agreement/contract/commitment