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| 1. | [ noun ] the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | |
| Synonyms: | understanding | |
| Examples: | "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business" "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
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| Related terms: | statement bargain conspiracy settlement sale written_agreement submission working_agreement gentlemen's_agreement entente oral_contract unilateral_contract severance_agreement suicide_pact covenant reservation condition agree | |
| 2. | [ noun ] compatibility of observations | |
| Synonyms: | correspondence | |
| Examples: | "there was no agreement between theory and measurement" "the results of two tests were in correspondence" |
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| Related terms: | compatibility conformity match | |
| 3. | [ noun ] harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters | |
| Synonyms: | accord | |
| Examples: | "the two parties were in accord" |
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| Related terms: | disagreement harmony consensus social_contract community sense_of_the_meeting concurrence unison unanimity agree | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (psychology) the thing arranged or agreed to | |
| Synonyms: | arrangement | |
| Examples: | "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" |
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| Related terms: | planning collusion prearrangement arrange | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (grammar) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations | |
| Synonyms: | concord | |
| Related terms: | grammatical_relation case_agreement number_agreement gender_agreement person_agreement concord | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the verbal act of agreeing | |
| Related terms: | disagreement speech_act accord assent concurrence subscription harmony ratification connivance second accession concession compliance agree | |
| Similar spelling: |
agreeing |
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