adj

binding

BYN-dihng

adj

Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.

"The arbitrator's decision is binding on both companies."

"Once you sign, the agreement becomes legally binding."

noun

The cover and stitching that hold the pages of a book together.

"The old book had a leather binding that was starting to crack."

A strip of fabric or tape used to finish the edge of a seam or hem.

"She added a red binding along the edge of the quilt."

In computing, the association between a name and something it refers to, such as a variable and its value.

"The language uses late binding, resolving names when the program runs."

How to Use Binding

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that must be obeyed (an agreement), or the physical/structural thing that holds parts together (a book cover, a seam edge).

Common pairings

legally binding book binding binding agreement binding arbitration

more binding comparative, bindings plural, most binding superlative

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The arbitrator's decision is _____ on both companies.

From the verb "bind" plus "-ing" — literally, the act or result of binding something.

non-binding

winding finding minding grinding blinding reminding rewinding

non-binding