Definition of bona fide Bona fide

bo•na fi•de

We found 8 definitions of bona fide from 6 different sources.

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What does bona fide mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

bona fide - undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"
bona fide - not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
  authentic, unquestionable, veritable
  echt, genuine not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bona fide
    In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bona fide
    Without fraud or deceit.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bona fide
    bō′na fīd′ā, adv. and adj. in good faith, with sincerity, genuine. [L.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • bona fide
    In good faith; without subterfuge--Bona fides is a condition necessary to entitle to the privilege of pre-emption in our admiralty courts.

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