agreement (əˈɡriːmənt
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of agreeing
- a settlement, esp one that is legally enforceable; covenant; treaty
- a contract or document containing such a settlement
- the state of being of the same opinion; concord; harmony
- the state of being similar or consistent; correspondence; conformity
concord grammar the determination of the inflectional form of one word by some grammatical feature, such as number or gender, of another word, esp one in the same sentence- See collective agreement , national agreement
Word Origin
C14: from Old FrenchSynonyms
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treaty,
contract,
bond,
arrangement,
alliance,
deal,
understanding,
settlement,
bargain,
pact,
compact,
covenant,
entente,
=
concurrence,
harmony,
compliance,
union,
agreeing,
concession,
consent,
unison,
assent,
concord,
acquiescence,
Translations
- British English:
agreement
An agreement is a decision that two or more people, groups, or countries have made together....a legal agreement.əˈɡriːmənt NOUN ...a legal agreement.
- Spanish:
acuerdo
nm
- French:
accord
nm
- German:
Vereinbarung
nf
- Chinese: 协议 n
- Arabic: اِتِّفَاق n
- Portuguese: acordo nm
- Russian: соглашение nnt
- Croatian: dogovor nm
- Czech: dohoda nf
- Danish: aftale nutr
- Dutch: overeenkomst nf
- Finnish: sopimus n
- Greek: συμφωνία nf
- Italian: accordo nm
- Japanese: 同意 n
- Korean: 동의 n
- Norwegian: avtale nm
- Polish: porozumienie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: acordo nm
- European Spanish:
acuerdo
nm
- Swedish: avtal nnt
- Thai: ข้อตกลง n
- Turkish: anlaşma n
- Vietnamese: sự đồng ý n
Usage examples
Now, the terms of the agreement are quite simple in essence.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)Across the pub, many of the villagers murmured their agreement.
Country Life (2005)The company which signed the heads of agreement - Waterworld UK - took only a 5.1 per cent share in the operating firm, Dublin Waterworld.
Irish Times (2002)Yesterday's licensing agreement will lead to new product lines based on the firm's dispersion technology.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I would say that this is in complete agreement with the Tantric approach.
, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)