by mutual consent

idiom

somewhat formal

: as agreed to by the people involved

The contract was canceled last month by mutual consent.

Examples of by mutual consent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All this took on even greater significance within 48 hours when the club confirmed Pochettino had left his post by mutual consent with one year (plus the option for another 12 months) remaining. —Simon Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2025

The previous month, Steve Bruce left Newcastle by mutual consent. —George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025

Immediate family rules about sanitary conditions around food may be marginally less strict by mutual consent, but consent is still key. —Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025

Midway through the following campaign, his contract at Rangers was terminated by mutual consent. —Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025

Sahin was appointed Dortmund’s head coach in June, replacing Edin Terzic, who left the club by mutual consent two weeks after their defeat to Real Madrid in the 2024 Champions League final. —Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025

The Italian’s two-season reign, ended by mutual consent at the end of the campaign, finished on a low ebb with one win in the last 10 games. —Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024

The Argentine departed the club by mutual consent in May of this year. —Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024

This logic could also apply to the snub received by Ronaldo, who ripped up his Manchester United contract by mutual consent and rocked up in the Saudi Pro League to ply his trade for Al-Nassr in early 2023. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

Rhymes for by mutual consent

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event
• extent