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The word verbal is often imprecise in meaning. Most people use it to mean �spoken� or �oral�, so a verbal agreement is one that is spoken and not written down.

Pedants, however, insist that technically it means �involving words� � that is, it may be spoken or written. This broader meaning of verbal may be usefully contrasted with non-verbal, for example a nod to indicate �yes�.