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agreement US English

harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a position or result of agreeing

agreement English-German

Übereinstimmung

joint agreement English-Italian

accordo m collettivo

Schengen agreement US English

an intergovernmental agreement on the relaxation of border controls between participating European countries, first signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, in June 1985 by France, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. A revised version of the agreement was incorporated into the European Union in 1999 and widened to include non-EU members of a similar Nordic union

executive agreement US English

an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate

gentleman's agreement (also gentlemen's agreement) US English

an arrangement or understanding which is based upon the trust of both or all parties, rather than being legally binding

prenuptial agreement US English

an agreement made by a couple before they marry concerning the ownership of their respective assets should the marriage fail

repurchase agreement US English

a contract in which the vendor of a security agrees to repurchase it from the buyer at an agreed price

standstill agreement US English

an agreement between two countries in which a debt owed by one to the other is held in abeyance for a specified period

Anglo-Irish Agreement US English

an agreement made between Britain and the Republic of Ireland in 1985, admitting the Republic to discussions on Northern Irish affairs and providing for greater cooperation between the security forces in border areas

fair-trade agreement US English

an agreement, typically illegal, between a manufacturer of a trademarked item in the US and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above that designated by the manufacturer

nondisclosure agreement US English

a contract by which one or more parties agree not to disclose confidential information that they have shared with each other as a necessary part of doing business together

knock-for-knock agreement US English

an agreement between insurance companies by which each pays its own policyholders regardless of liability

Lancaster House Agreement US English

an agreement that brought about the establishment of the independent state of Zimbabwe, reached in September 1979 at Lancaster House in London

North American Free Trade Agreement (abbreviation: NAFTA) US English

an agreement that came into effect in January 1994 between the US, Canada, and Mexico to remove barriers to trade between the three countries over a ten-year period

Munich Agreement in Munich Pact (also Munich Agreement) US English

an agreement between Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, signed at Munich on September 29, 1938, under which the Sudetenland was ceded to Nazi Germany, often cited as an example of misjudged or dishonorable appeasement

gentlemen's agreement in gentleman's agreement (also gentlemen's agreement) US English

an arrangement or understanding which is based upon the trust of both or all parties, rather than being legally binding

reach agreement in agreement English-Italian

arrivare ad un accordo

be in agreement [about sth.] in agreement English-German

sich Dat. [über etw. Akk.] einig sein

arrive at a conclusion/an agreement in arrive English-German

zu einem Schluss/einer Einigung kommen