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agreement

Syllabification: (a·gree·ment)
Pronunciation: /əˈgrēmənt/

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Definition of agreement

noun

  • harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a position or result of agreeing:the governments failed to reach agreement the two officers nodded in agreement there is wide agreement that investment is necessary
  • a negotiated and typically legally binding arrangement between parties as to a course of action:a trade agreement a verbal agreement to sell
  • the absence of incompatibility between two things; consistency:agreement between experimental observations and theory
  • Grammar the condition of having the same number, gender, case, or person.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, from agreer 'make agreeable to' (see agree)

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