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Agreement - definition of agreement by The Free Dictionary Agreement - definition of agreement by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/agreement Printer Friendly agreement Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to agreement: Partnership agreement a·gree·ment (ə-grē′mənt) n. 1. a. The act of agreeing: When did the agreement take place? b. Harmony of opinion; accord: Since we are all in agreement, let's proceed. 2. An arrangement between parties, usually resulting from a discussion, regarding a course of action. 3. Law a. A properly executed and legally binding contract. b. The writing or document embodying this contract. 4. Grammar Correspondence in gender, number, case, or person between words. Synonyms: agreement , bargain , compact 2 , covenant , deal 1 , pact These nouns denote an understanding between parties specifying what is expected of each: made an agreement that I would replace any of the items I lost or damaged; kept my end of the bargain and mowed the lawn; made a compact to correspond regularly; vows that constituted a covenant between the marriage partners; made a deal that if her parents got a new dog, she would walk it; a solemn pact to support each other in times of trouble. Our Living Language Sometimes vernacular varieties of English do not conform to the standard pattern of subject-verb agreement, such as in the constructions She walk, People goes, and Pat and Terry likes the new movie. The standard pattern requires an -s ending on present-tense verbs with third-person singular subjects (such as the teacher or he/she/it ) and no ending on verbs with any other kind of subject. Speakers who do not follow this pattern smooth out this irregularity by using -s endings for all persons and numbers ( I/you/she/we/they walks ) or by using no inflection at all ( I/you/she/we/they go ). The regularization of agreement patterns is not confined to today's vernacular dialect speakers. Subject-verb agreement has become progressively simpler throughout the development of English. In older varieties of English, all verbs took endings for person and number in both present and past tense. Vernacular speakers who use patterns such as she go or the students walks are carrying on the historic tradition of simplifying agreement patterns. See Note at be American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. agreement ( əˈɡriːmənt ) n 1. the act of agreeing 2. a settlement, esp one that is legally enforceable; covenant; treaty 3. a contract or document containing such a settlement 4. the state of being of the same opinion; concord; harmony 5. the state of being similar or consistent; correspondence; conformity 6. (Grammar) grammar Also called: concord the determination of the inflectional form of one word by some grammatical feature, such as number or gender, of another word, esp one in the same sentence 7. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) See collective agreement , national agreement [C14: from Old French] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 a•gree•ment (əˈgri mənt) n. 1. the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement. 2. the state of being in accord. 3. an arrangement that is accepted by all parties to a transaction. 4. a contract or other document delineating such an arrangement. 5. correspondence in grammatical case, number, gender, person, etc., between syntactically connected words. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Agreement analogy an agreement or correspondence in particular features between things otherwise dissimilar; in literature, the basis for metaphor and simile. — analogie, analogical, adj. arbiter one chosen to settle a controversy; an umpire or arbitrator. arbitratrix , arbitress a female arbiter. armistice a temporary cessation of hostilities, by agreement between the belligerents, prior to the negotiation or signing of a peace treaty. comity amity. conciliation the process of conciliating or bringing to agreement. — conciliator, n . congruence a correspondence in physical structure or thought; harmony. Also congruity . — congruent, adj. consilience the process of concurring or agreeing. See also chance . consonance , consonancy agreement, consistency. dialogue a frank exchange of ideas, spoken or written, for the purpose of meeting in harmony. equipollence , equipollency equalness of force, validity, etc. See also logic . — equipollent, adj. indentureship 1. the state or period of being indentured or apprenticed; apprenticeship. 2. the state or period of being a servant bound to service for a specified time in return for passage to a colony. negotiation the act or process of conferring or discussing to reach agreement in matters of business or state. See also trade . — negotiant, negotiator, negotriatrix, n . similarity a point, feature, or detail in which two items are alike. -Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Agreement/Disagreement See Also: COMPATIBILITY , FIGHTING About as far apart as an atheist and a born-again Christian —Anon Acquiesced like an old man acquiescing in death —Wilfrid Sheed (Nobody can be as) agreeable as an uninvited guest —Frank McKinney Humorists like McKinney are notable phrase converters. This simile may be a case in point, evolving from William Wordsworth’s sonnet To a Snowdrop which describes a flower bending its forehead “As if fearful to offend, like an unbidden guest.” See Also: BEHAVIOR Agree like a finger and a thumb —Anon Agree like two cats in a gutter —John Heywood’s Proverbs Agree like cats and dogs —John Ray’s Proverbs This sarcastic twist to the more commonly used “Fight like cats and dogs” dates back to the nineteenth century. Agree like pickpockets in a fair —John Ray’s Proverbs Agree like the clocks of London —Richard Brinsley Sheridan As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife — The Holy Bible/Proverbs As far apart as the atheists who claim there is no soul, and the Christian Scientists who declare there is no body —Anon Co-operate about as much as two tomcats on a fence —Raymond Chandler Far apart as the poles —Anon Flock together in consent, like so many wild geese —William Shakespeare Like the course of the heavenly bodies, harmony in national life is a resultant of the struggle between contending forces —Judge Louis D. Brandeis Sentiments as equal as if weighed on a golden scale —Janet Flanner We are made for cooperation, like feet, like hands, like eyelids, like the row of the upper and lower teeth. To act against one another is contrary to nature —Marcus Aurelius Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Agreement Lamourette’s kiss A short-lived reconciliation, particularly one that is made insincerely; an ephemeral rapprochement; subterfuge; shrewd or cunning deceit. The Lamourette in this expression was Abbé Lamourette, a French politician who, on July 7, 1792, convinced the many discordant factions of the Legislative Assembly of France to lay aside their differences and work together for the common good. After much demonstration and protestation of peace-making, the legislators soon lapsed into their former hostilities, but with even more animosity and rancor than before. Since that time, the expression has been used figuratively, usually in reference to transitory or disingenuous political agreements. make no bones about See CANDIDNESS . package deal An agreement or settlement in which all of the conditions must be either accepted or rejected; an all-or-nothing arrangement or plan which involves the acceptance of one or more negative elements as a requisite to achieving a generally favorable goal. Originally, a package deal was a group of goods which were wrapped in one package and sold at a bargain tprice, one lower than the combined cost of purchasing each item separately. Although this connotation is still retained, package deal usually refers to a political or industrial pact which contains several related or unrelated provisions, all of which must be accepted or rejected as a unit. Package deal has also enjoyed some jocular use, often in reference to a person ’s spouse or family. strike a bargain To conclude a bargain or other deal; to settle or arrange the terms of a transaction; to agree on a compromise or other settlement. This expression alludes to the ancient Greek and Roman custom of sealing a business contract by striking (i.e., killing) an animal and offering it as a sacrifice to their deities. Although this tradition is long since gone, the expression persists. As soon as the bargain is struck, the property of the goods is transferred to the vendee. (Sir William Blackstone, Commentary on the Laws of England , 1766) With the demise of sacrificial offerings, it became customary in many societies to seal an agreement by shaking or striking hands, thus the related and synonymous strike hands . Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1980 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. agreement - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" understanding conspiracy , confederacy - a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act fair-trade agreement - an agreement (illegal in the United States) between th