The meaning of Agreement

noun

The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.

Usage examples:

Charges involving the acceptance of bribes

verb

Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

Usage examples:

The powers accorded to the head of state

noun

An official agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Opposition groups refused to sign the accord

noun

A formal agreement, or the condition of agreeing

Usage examples:

[ c ] both parties signed an accord last week in geneva that may finally bring an end to the confli…

noun

Conformity or agreement.

Usage examples:

There is good accordance between the values

noun

If you do something in accordance with a rule, you follow or obey it

Usage examples:

In accordance with school rules, the teacher asked him to remove his hat when inside the building.

noun

Obeying a rule, law, standard, etc.

Usage examples:

A spokesman insisted the money had been spent in accordance with strict guidelines.

noun

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

Usage examples:

In silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet

noun

The expression of approval or agreement.

Usage examples:

A loud murmur of assent

verb

Express approval or agreement.

Usage examples:

The prime minister assented to the change

noun

Agreement to an idea, plan, or request, esp. after serious consideration

Usage examples:

He gave a nod of assent, and we knew we had a deal at last., at long last, the general assented to …

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

noun

Agreement or harmony between people or groups.

Usage examples:

A pact of peace and concord

noun

A variety of dessert grape developed at concord, massachusetts.

Usage examples:

Labruscana grapes, especially concord, are also grown commercially, and some muscadines are also pr…

proper noun

The state capital of new hampshire; population 42,255 (est. 2008).

noun

The fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time.

Usage examples:

The incidental concurrence of two separate tumours

noun

Agreement or consistency.

Usage examples:

Delays can be avoided by arriving at political concurrence at the start

noun

A situation in which people agree or have the same opinion

Usage examples:

It will be difficult to get any sort of statewide concurrence., justice alberto gonzales, who later…

noun

The action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed.

Usage examples:

High unemployment figures were further confirmation that the economy was in recession

noun

A general agreement.

Usage examples:

There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed

noun

A generally accepted opinion; wide agreement

Usage examples:

They’re trying to build a consensus on the need to improve the city’s schools.

noun

A generally accepted opinion among a group of people

Usage examples:

The consensus among city economists is that interest rates will be held at 1%., consensus on/about …

noun

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Usage examples:

No change may be made without the consent of all the partners

verb

Give permission for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He consented to a search by a detective

noun

Permission or agreement obtained from someone or something having authority or power

Usage examples:

I asked to leave the room, and the teacher gave his consent., [ + to infinitive ] the director cons…

noun

A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

Usage examples:

He has just signed a contract keeping him with the club

verb

Decrease in size, number, or range.

Usage examples:

Glass contracts as it cools

noun

A legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself

Usage examples:

She already has a contract for her next book with a publisher., i have no other contractual obligat…

noun

The action of endorsing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The issue of full independence received overwhelming endorsement

noun

The act of making a public statement of your support for something or someone

Usage examples:

[ u ] both candidates have been seeking the union’s endorsement., [ c ] some athletes get contracts…

noun

A statement made by someone in an advertisement, especially a well-known person, saying that they use and like a particular product

Usage examples:

The company is considering other marketing tactics like celebrity endorsement and using cartoon cha…

noun

The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect.

Usage examples:

The piece owes its air of tranquillity largely to the harmony

noun

Notes that are played or sung with the main tune and that make the piece more complicated and interesting

Usage examples:

He imagined a society in which all races lived together in harmony.

noun

The situation in which people live or work happily together without any big problems

Usage examples:

Social/racial/political harmony

noun

A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

Usage examples:

She was able to establish a good rapport with the children

noun

Agreement or sympathy between people or groups

Usage examples:

She has a good rapport with her staff.

noun

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Usage examples:

They had great sympathy for the flood victims

noun

A feeling or expression of understanding and caring for someone else who is suffering or has problems that have caused unhappiness

Usage examples:

When robert died, i sent a letter of sympathy to his wife., she tends to be in sympathy with the le…

noun

The act of showing understanding for someone or for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Sympathy for sb the prime minister expressed his sympathy for those injured in the attacks., have g…

noun

A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.

Usage examples:

The two presidents signed a ten-year treaty of solidarity

noun

A written agreement between two or more countries that is formally approved and signed by their leaders

Usage examples:

Under the treaty (= according to the agreement), inspections are required to see if any country is …

noun

An agreement between two or more countries, formally approved by their governments

Usage examples:

Ratify/sign a treaty the latest nation to ratify the treaty is france., an air/trade treaty the us …

noun

Simultaneous performance or utterance of action or speech.

Usage examples:

‘yes, sir,’ said the girls in unison

adjective

Performed in unison.

Usage examples:

Unison congregational singing

proper noun

(in the uk) a trade union formed in 1993 and representing employees in the health service and public sector.

noun

The state of being united or joined as a whole.

Usage examples:

European unity

noun

The state of being joined together or in agreement