Agreement əˈɡriːmənt Signed Noun International Peace Document Recording

• an international peace agreement
• the agreement (= the document recording the agreement) was signed during a meeting at the un.
• they have entered into a free trade agreement with australia.
• an agreement was finally reached between management and employees.

agreement

1. an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody
• SEE ALSO gentleman’s agreement
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gentleman-s-agreement
• an international peace agreement
• The agreement (= the document recording the agreement) was signed during a meeting at the UN.
• They have entered into a free trade agreement with Australia.
• An agreement was finally reached between management and employees.
• They had an agreement never to talk about work at home.
• They had made a verbal agreement to sell.
• The software is provided under a license agreement and may not be copied without permission.
• The specific terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
• The documents are covered by a confidentiality agreement.

Extra Examples

• He sued the company for breach of agreement.
• I am hopeful that we can come to an agreement.
• Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in.
• The agreement will be legally binding.
• The draft agreement will be available before the meeting.
• The terms of the agreement do not allow such exports.
• They are working out a formal ceasefire agreement.
• They signed two agreements on improving economic co-operation.
• Under the agreement, the farmer is not allowed to use this field.
• You have not kept to our agreement.
• a clause in the agreement
• We have an agreement to always tell each other the truth about everything.
2. the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling
• OPPOSITE disagreement
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/disagreement
• The two sides failed to reach agreement.
• There was broad agreement on what was needed.
• There is agreement among teachers that changes need to be made.
• Is everybody in agreement now?
• Are we in agreement about the price?
• My wife is in complete agreement with me on this issue.
• I am in agreement with you that she should be given more responsibilities.
3. the fact of somebody approving of something and allowing it to happen
• You'll have to get your parents' agreement if you want to go on the trip.
• Most pension schemes allow employees to keep working with the agreement of their employer.
• No images may be reproduced without the artist's agreement.

Extra Examples

• He nodded his agreement.
• We will need to get the agreement of local organizations.
• He still hopes to get his father's agreement.
• The museum secured the agreement of the owners to the loan of the statue.
• Such a measure would require the unanimous agreement of the member states.
• My client wishes to withdraw the application, with the court's agreement.
• The separation is by mutual agreement.
4. the state of having the same number, gender or person
• SYNONYM concord
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/concord_1
• In the sentence ‘They live in the country’, the plural form of the verb ‘live’ is in agreement with the plural subject ‘they’.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, from agreer ‘make agreeable to’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.