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agreement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈɡɹiːmənt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old French agreer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French agrementbor. Middle English agrement English agreement From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
   • to enter an agreement
   • Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe.[…]The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements. 2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 18:
   • He nodded his agreement.
   • The UK and US negotiators were nearing agreement.
2. (uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
   • The results of my experiment are in agreement with those of Michelson and with the law of General Relativity.
3. (uncountable) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
4. (uncountable) 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.
   • Having clarified what we mean by ‘Personʼ and ‘Numberʼ, we can now return to our earlier observation that a finite I is inflected not only for Tense, but also for Agreement. More particularly, I inflects for Person and Number, and must ‘agreeʼ with its Subject, in the sense that the Person/Number features of I must match those of the Subject. 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 6, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 306:
5. (countable, in-plural, obsolete, uncountable) An agreeable quality.
   • Her nymph-like features such agreements have / That I could venture with her to the grave [...]. 1650, John Donne, Elegie XVII:

Forms

Antonyms

discordance · disagreement · conflict · dissension · discord

Coordinates

conspiracy · government · regimen · rection

Deriveds

choice of forum agreement · deferred prosecution agreement · margin agreement · tolling agreement · forum selection agreement · end user license agreement · postnuptial agreement · gentlemen's agreement · framework agreement · letter agreement · partnership agreement · Buttonwood Agreement · agreement in principle · midnuptial agreement · purchase agreement · Schengen Agreement · throughput agreement · prenuptial agreement · tripartite agreement · unagreement · raging agreement · gentleman's agreement · collective agreement · Aumann's agreement theorem · Smithsonian Agreement · working agreement · Multilateral Agreement · strike an agreement with · misagreement · prenuptual agreement · concession agreement · Chequers agreement · double tax agreement · subordination agreement · anti-agreement · end-user license agreement · collective-bargaining agreement · service level agreement · executive agreement · choice of court agreement · trade agreement · agreement conferring jurisdiction · disagreement · agreement as to succession · nonagreement · interest rate agreement · standby agreement · shareholders' agreement · financial agreement · heads of agreement · sales agreement · contractual agreement · agreement on the choice of court · in agreement · standstill agreement · antiagreement · settlement agreement · single union agreement · subscription agreement · option agreement · memorandum of agreement · conditional agreement · works agreement · non-disclosure agreement · service agreement · definitive agreement · time agreement · monstrous agreement · portmanteau agreement · interagreement · agreement coorporation · agreement of tenses · nondisclosure agreement · security agreement · knock-for-knock agreement · legal agreement · underwriting agreement

Descendants

agriman

Relateds

agreed upon · agreeance · consent · approval · pact · consensus · agreed · agree · agreeable

Synonyms

pact · conformance · congruency · agreeance (most senses) · covenant · harmony · concord (An understanding to follow a course of conduct) · pleasantness (An agreeable quality) · consonance · congruence · sympathy · concurrence · amenity (An agreeable quality) · compliance · accordance · niceness (An agreeable quality) · convention · concordance · treaty · unison · meeting of the minds · congruity · keeping · agreement · settlement (A legally binding contract) · concert · conformity · concord · uniformity · congeniality (A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion) · accord

Translations (404)

ur پَیمَان (legally binding contract) · ar اِتِّفَاق (legally binding contract) · es concordata (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · uk зго́да (state whereby several parties share a view) · cmn 協議 /协议 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · az bağlaşma (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cs dohoda (legally binding contract) · kmr hevbendî (state whereby several parties share a view) · it concordanza (grammatical agreement) · ja 合意 (legally binding contract) · ca acord (legally binding contract) · fr accord (state whereby several parties share a view) · ca acord (state whereby several parties share a view) · ja 賛成 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ko 합의 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cs shoda (grammatical agreement) · sv överenskommelse (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hi समझौता (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · de Übereinstimmung (state whereby several parties share a view) · ru соглаше́ние (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ru договорённость (legally binding contract) · ml യോജിപ്പ് (state whereby several parties share a view) · hi अनुबंध (state whereby several parties share a view) · lo ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fa-ira تَوافُق (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nb overensstemmelse (state whereby several parties share a view) · gd aontachadh (grammatical agreement) · lo ກະຕິກາ (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · be умо́ва (legally binding contract) · cy cydfod (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nrf accord (grammatical agreement) · fr accord (legally binding contract) · sq marrëveshje (legally binding contract) · tk şertnama (legally binding contract) · tg тавофуқ (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sv avtal (legally binding contract) · cmn 一致 (grammatical agreement) · az uzlaşma (grammatical agreement) · uk узго́дження (grammatical agreement) · pt contrato (legally binding contract) · nb samtykke (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · bg съгласу́ване (grammatical agreement) · gd còrdadh (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sv överensstämmelse (state whereby several parties share a view) · he הֶסְכֵּם (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mi kirimana (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · vi hợp (grammatical agreement) · uk до́говір m умо́ва (legally binding contract) · grc συγγραφή (legally binding contract) · nb overenskomst (legally binding contract) · sh saglasnost (state whereby several parties share a view) · de Abkommen (state whereby several parties share a view) · uz paymon (legally binding contract) · ug شەرتنامە (legally binding contract) · sv samtycke (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sw maagano (state whereby several parties share a view) · mn ᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (legally binding contract) · it accordo (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · wa acoird (state whereby several parties share a view) · pl umowa (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · prs تَوَافُق (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sq marrveshje (state whereby several parties share a view) · pt acordo (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nl goedkeuring (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mk спогодба (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hi समझौता (legally binding contract) · am ስምምነት (state whereby several parties share a view) · sl pogodba (legally binding contract) · ky тууралаштыруу (grammatical agreement) · tr sözleşme (legally binding contract) · es convenio (legally binding contract) · eo interkonsento (legally binding contract) · ms persetiaan (legally binding contract) · ru догово́р (legally binding contract) · kmr peyman (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · lv līgums (legally binding contract) · is samræmi (grammatical agreement) · gl acordo (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cs souhlas (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · pt consenso (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · tg маслиҳат (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ar تَوَافُق (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ml തീരുമാനം (state whereby several parties share a view) · az müqavilə (legally binding contract) · ca concordança (grammatical agreement) · pl kontrakt (legally binding contract) · tr mukavele (legally binding contract) · udm тупатскон (grammatical agreement) · cy cytundeb (legally binding contract) · uk уго́да (legally binding contract) · fa-ira تَوافُق (state whereby several parties share a view) · ca contracte (legally binding contract) · sh dȍgovōr (legally binding contract) · gl avinza (legally binding contract) · km កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង (legally binding contract) · be пагадне́нне (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ary اتفاقية (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mi kupu whakaae (legally binding contract) · ru соглаше́ние (legally binding contract) · hi समझौता (state whereby several parties share a view) · cs domluva (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ru согла́сие (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sw maagano (legally binding contract) · mk агрема́н (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · it consenso (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fr pacte (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · pl związek zgody (grammatical agreement) · el συμφωνία (state whereby several parties share a view) · tr antlaşma (legally binding contract) · sw mkataba (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nl afspraak (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · km កតិកា (legally binding contract) · fa-ira پِیْمان (legally binding contract) · sv enighet (state whereby several parties share a view) · tpi agrimen (legally binding contract) · ru до́говор (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ky договор (legally binding contract) · ckb یەککەوتن (state whereby several parties share a view) · bg съглаше́ние (state whereby several parties share a view) · tg созишнома (legally binding contract) · az razılaşma (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sk dohoda (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · th กติกา (legally binding contract) · fi kongruenssi (grammatical agreement) · de Einigkeit (state whereby several parties share a view) · cmn 一致 (state whereby several parties share a view) · sl soglasje (state whereby several parties share a view) · is samningur (legally binding contract) · kmr hevgirtin (state whereby several parties share a view) · la spōnsiō (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ko 협정 (legally binding contract) · gd aontachadh (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nb avtale (legally binding contract) · kk келісім (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cs smlouva (legally binding contract) · ga aontas (grammatical agreement) · it contratto (legally binding contract) · hu megegyezés (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ar تَفَاهُم (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hu megegyezés (legally binding contract) · ro contract (legally binding contract) · grc ὁμολογία (legally binding contract) · ur تَوافُق (legally binding contract) · kmr lihevhatin (legally binding contract) · de Zustimmung (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · yue 合約 /合约 (legally binding contract) · id perjanjian (legally binding contract) · eo konkordo (grammatical agreement) · hu egyetértés (state whereby several parties share a view) · ml കരാർ (legally binding contract) · it patto (state whereby several parties share a view) · be дагаво́р (legally binding contract) · cy cytgord (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hi सहमति (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · vi hiệp định (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ar إِقْرَار (state whereby several parties share a view) · ms perjanjian (legally binding contract) · prs تَوَافُق (legally binding contract) · th กติกา (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ca conveni (legally binding contract) · ur مُعاہَدَہ (legally binding contract) · my ကတိ (legally binding contract) · el συμφωνία (legally binding contract) · grc συμφωνία (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cmn 同意 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fr accord (grammatical agreement) · ru догово́р (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · da overensstemmelse (state whereby several parties share a view) · sl dogovor (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · km កតិកា (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · he הַסְכָּמָה (state whereby several parties share a view) · wa acoird (legally binding contract) · sh spȍrazūm (legally binding contract) · ro acord (grammatical agreement) · ko 동의 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · he הַסְכָּמָה (grammatical agreement) · wa acoird (grammatical agreement) · la compectum (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ca pacte (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fa-ira مُقاوَلِه (legally binding contract) · hi अनुबंध (legally binding contract) · ro înțelegere (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ar اِتِّفَاق (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · da aftale (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · gd aonta (legally binding contract) · sq akordim (grammatical agreement) · ja 一致 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · wa acoird (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · bn ঐক্য (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nrf accord (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cmn 合約 /合约 (legally binding contract) · da aftale (legally binding contract) · lt sutartis (legally binding contract) · hy համաձայնագիր (legally binding contract) · ru до́говор (legally binding contract) · nl overeenkomst (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nl contract (legally binding contract) · ky келишим (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · es convenio (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cmn 協定 /协定 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sh спо̏разӯм (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sl dogovor (legally binding contract) · az bağlaşma (legally binding contract) · mwl acuordo (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fr contrat (legally binding contract) · gl concordancia (grammatical agreement) · bn চুক্তি (legally binding contract) · ko 조약 (legally binding contract) · kk келiсiм (legally binding contract) · fi yksimielisyys (state whereby several parties share a view) · nl congruentie (grammatical agreement) · pl kongruencja (grammatical agreement) · ary اتفاقية (state whereby several parties share a view) · kmr peyman (legally binding contract) · pl porozumienie (state whereby several parties share a view) · cy cytundeb (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · uz shartnoma (legally binding contract) · nv ahaʼdeetʼaah (legally binding contract) · nl overeenkomst (legally binding contract) · lv vienošana (legally binding contract) · sv fördrag (legally binding contract) · tg аҳднома (legally binding contract) · de Vereinbarung (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · unm naxkùntëwakàn (legally binding contract) · eo samopinio (state whereby several parties share a view) · vi hiệp định (legally binding contract) · ar مُقَاوَلَة (legally binding contract) · sk dohoda (legally binding contract) · la consensus (state whereby several parties share a view) · tpi agrimen (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · uz ahdnoma (legally binding contract) · nb kongruens (grammatical agreement) · sh до̏гово̄р (legally binding contract) · grc ὁμολογία (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · da enighed (state whereby several parties share a view) · bn মতৈক্য (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · my စာချုပ် (legally binding contract) · ko 협정 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · grc συμφώνησις (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · be дапасава́нне (grammatical agreement) · la congruentia (grammatical agreement) · id persetujuan (legally binding contract) · km កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · km សន្យា (legally binding contract) · de Einvernehmen (state whereby several parties share a view) · ar مُعَاهَدَة (legally binding contract) · grc σύνθημα (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · grc σύνθημα (legally binding contract) · prs مُقَاوَلَه (legally binding contract) · ps شرطنامه (legally binding contract) · ca acord (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hi इक़रार (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ko 합의 (legally binding contract) · he הֶסְכֵּם (legally binding contract) · kmr hevbendî (grammatical agreement) · el συμφωνία (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · tl usapan (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · kk шарт (legally binding contract) · grc συνθήκη (legally binding contract) · el συμφωνητικό (legally binding contract) · prs پَیمَان (legally binding contract) · unm naxkùntëwakàn (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cmn 贊同 /赞同 (state whereby several parties share a view) · grc σύμβασις (legally binding contract) · scn accordiu (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · vi hợp đồng (legally binding contract) · ckb یەککەوتن (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mt ftehim (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · it accordo (state whereby several parties share a view) · ml ഉടമ്പടി (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hu egyeztetés (grammatical agreement) · de Kongruenz (grammatical agreement) · ky макулдашуу (legally binding contract) · gd aontachadh (state whereby several parties share a view) · sq kontratë (legally binding contract) · el συνθήκη (legally binding contract) · cs soulad (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ky келишим (legally binding contract) · ga comhaontú (legally binding contract) · tg муқовала (legally binding contract) · ps پيمان (legally binding contract) · he הַסְכָּמָה (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · cmn 合同 (legally binding contract) · et leping (legally binding contract) · de Einverständnis (state whereby several parties share a view) · cs domluva (state whereby several parties share a view) · ro consens (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ky макулдук (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · az müqavilə (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · th ข้อตกลง (legally binding contract) · ga conradh (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mk спогодба (legally binding contract) · gd aonta (state whereby several parties share a view) · nb enighet (state whereby several parties share a view) · grc συντονία (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · uk до́говір (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mn гэрээ (legally binding contract) · tr uzlaşma (state whereby several parties share a view) · fi sopimus (legally binding contract) · de Vertrag (legally binding contract) · prs پَیمَان (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · kmr tifaq (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · pt pacto (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nl overeenstemming (state whereby several parties share a view) · yue 合同 (legally binding contract) · vi đồng ý (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · tg созиш (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · tpi agrimen (state whereby several parties share a view) · pl zgoda (state whereby several parties share a view) · yi אָבמאַך (legally binding contract) · sh ȕgovōr (legally binding contract) · ar مُوَافَقَة (grammatical agreement) · pt acordo (state whereby several parties share a view) · bn সমঝোতা (legally binding contract) · pt concordância (grammatical agreement) · hu megállapodás (legally binding contract) · uk домо́вленість (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ja 合意 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ru договорённость (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · az saziş (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · gl contrato (legally binding contract) · th ความตกลง (legally binding contract) · ar اِتِّفَاقِيَّة (legally binding contract) · bg съгла́сие (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · tg тавофуқ (legally binding contract) · es tratado (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sh спо̏разӯм (legally binding contract) · bg до́говор (legally binding contract) · gl acordo (legally binding contract) · ro acord (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mi whakaaetanga (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · es concordato (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · gd aonta (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · txb plāksar (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · et kokkulepe (legally binding contract) · tg паймон (legally binding contract) · hu egyezmény (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · da kongruens (grammatical agreement) · ar عَقْد (legally binding contract) · fa-ira پِیْمان (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · oc acòrdi (legally binding contract) · fr accord (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · lo ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ (legally binding contract) · cy cytundeb (state whereby several parties share a view) · ja 合意 (state whereby several parties share a view) · sh у̏гово̄р (legally binding contract) · scn accordu (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · it convenzione (state whereby several parties share a view) · sh сагласност (state whereby several parties share a view) · ru согласова́ние (grammatical agreement) · nb avtale (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · lt sutartis (legally binding contract) · lo ກະຕິກາ (legally binding contract) · nv ahaʼdeetʼaah (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sw maagano (grammatical agreement) · sq ujdi (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · bn ঐকমত্য (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fr pacte (legally binding contract) · mk договор (legally binding contract) · ka შეთანხმება (legally binding contract) · ms persetujuan (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ja 協定 (state whereby several parties share a view) · bn সন্ধি (legally binding contract) · kk уағдаластық (legally binding contract) · ml തീരുമാനം (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · la foedus (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sk zmluva (legally binding contract) · el συμφωνία (grammatical agreement) · tg шартнома (legally binding contract) · ru согла́сие (state whereby several parties share a view) · la pactum (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · fr entente (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nv ahaʼdeetʼaah (state whereby several parties share a view) · sh spȍrazūm (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · uk уго́да (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · nrf accord (state whereby several parties share a view) · cy cyfamod (legally binding contract) · haw ʻaelike (legally binding contract) · sv kongruens (grammatical agreement) · ary عقد (legally binding contract) · cy cydwelediad (state whereby several parties share a view) · gd còrdadh (legally binding contract) · eo interkonsento (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ky келишим (state whereby several parties share a view) · kk келiсiм (state whereby several parties share a view) · ka შეთანხმება (state whereby several parties share a view) · ja 納得 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · ur اِقْرار نامَہ (legally binding contract) · fi sopimus (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · pl umowa (legally binding contract) · hi सन्धि (legally binding contract) · cmn 答應 /答应 (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · co accordu (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · es venencia (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · hy պայմանագիր (legally binding contract) · hu egyezés (grammatical agreement) · uz ahd (legally binding contract) · da samtykke (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · mwl acuordo (state whereby several parties share a view) · nb overenskomst (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · sv avtal (understanding to follow a course of conduct) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (state whereby several parties share a view) · fa-ira تَوافُق (legally binding contract)

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