agreement

agreement

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of agreement in English

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English

Etymology

From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Morphologically agree +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɡɹiːmənt/

Noun

agreement (countable and uncountable, plural agreements)

  1. (countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
    Coordinate term: conspiracy
  2. (uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
  3. (uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
  4. (uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
    Synonyms: concord, concordance (obsolete)
    Coordinate terms: government, regimen, rection (archaic)
  5. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.

Synonyms

  • (An understanding to follow a course of conduct): concord, convention, covenant, meeting of the minds, pact, treaty; See also Thesaurus:pact
  • (A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion): congeniality, concurrence, harmony, accord; See also Thesaurus:agreement
  • (A legally binding contract): settlement
  • (An agreeable quality): amenity, pleasantness, niceness

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Translations

See also

  • consent, approval

See also

  • consensus
  • agreement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • metagenre

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English agreement.

Noun

agreement m (invariable)

  1. agreement (pact, accord)

Anagrams

  • egramente, magnerete, mangerete

Middle English

Noun

agreement

  1. Alternative form of agrement

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English agreement.

Noun

agreement n (uncountable)

  1. agreement

Declension

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