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Word arrangement
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / əˈreɪndʒmənt / NAmE / əˈreɪndʒmənt /
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  • travel arrangements
  • i'll make arrangements for you to be met at the airport.
  • she's happy with her unusual living arrangements.
  • new security arrangements
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arrangement

(noun)BrE / əˈreɪndʒmənt / NAmE / əˈreɪndʒmənt /
  1. a plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen
    • travel arrangements
    • I'll make arrangements for you to be met at the airport.
  2. the way things are done or organized
    • She's happy with her unusual living arrangements.
    • new security arrangements
    • There are special arrangements for people working overseas.
  3. an agreement that you make with somebody that you can both accept
    • We can come to an arrangement over the price.
    • an arrangement between the school and the parents
    • Guided tours are available by prior arrangement with the museum.
    • They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent.
  4. a group of things that are organized or placed in a particular order or position; the act of placing things in a particular order
    • plans of the possible seating arrangements
    • the art of flower arrangement
  5. a piece of music that has been changed, for example for another instrument to play
    • See related entries: Pieces of music
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/pieces_of_music/arrangement

    Extra Examples

    • A tour of the theatre is available by prior arrangement.
    • All her careful arrangements had been upset!
    • Arrangements for the funeral are complete.
    • Arrangements for the trip have now been completed.
    • As far as I know the arrangement still stands.
    • Even the physical arrangement of the classroom can influence the way children learn.
    • Flexible working arrangements are catching on.
    • He finally came to an arrangement with his landlord.
    • I have made arrangements with the shop for the goods to be delivered here.
    • It may be necessary to make alternative arrangements.
    • It’s purely a business arrangement—there’s no need to get emotionally involved.
    • Joint custody arrangements do not work for all parents.
    • She made an arrangement with her employer whereby she worked a reduced number of hours.
    • The catering arrangements for the conference fell through at the last minute.
    • The catering arrangements for the conference have fallen through.
    • The company has a special arrangement with the bank.
    • The couple have an arrangement by which they each contribute equally to the cost of the house.
    • Their domestic arrangements were considered unconventional at the time.
    • Under this arrangement you can pay for the goods over a longer period.
    • Viewing of the property is only possible by arrangement with the owner.
    • We are just discussing the final arrangements for the concert.
    • We’ll have to change our travel arrangements.
    • Who did this beautiful flower arrangement?
    • a complex arrangement of rods and cogs
    • an arrangement between the two men
    • All our careful arrangements had fallen through.
    • Has the seating arrangement been worked out yet?
    • Have you finalized your travel arrangements yet?
    • He was making the final arrangements for the trip.
    • I made arrangements for him to be met at the airport.
    • I’ll leave the practical arrangements to you.
    • My parents were busy making last-minute arrangements for the wedding.
    • She’s taking a class in flower arrangement.
    • The room was laid out in a traditional arrangement.
    • We’ll let you know when we have completed the arrangements for delivery.
    • You can change the arrangement of the furniture if you want.
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