agreement

noun

ə-ˈgrē-mənt How to pronounce agreement (audio)
Definition of agreementnext
1
as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives

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2
as in pact
an arrangement about action to be taken we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework

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3
as in accordance
a state of consistency the amount in column A needs to be in agreement with the total receipts minus expenses

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Recent Examples of agreement The latest release is the second set of documents made public under a court agreement between 9/11 Health Watch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration. — Nicole Alarcon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Arsenal’s eight-season partnership ended in June 2026, while PSG’s agreement runs through 2028. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Indonesia signed its first audiovisual co-production agreement, with the Netherlands, at JAFF Market in 2024. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The partnership with Ukraine follows on from that earlier agreement. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agreement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreement
  1. consensus
  2. pact
  3. accordance
  4. unison
  5. convention
  6. accord
  7. contract
  8. harmony
Noun
  • There’s not a clear consensus on whether transgender women and girls have a competitive advantage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Twist isn't expected to turn an EPS profit until 2029, according to consensus forecasts.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of consensus
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  • In August, Saudi Arabia signed a mutual-defense pact with Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Hoichoi pact follows two other high-profile licensing moves.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pact
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  • Foot swelling is also more likely to occur in the types of runs the Mach 7 is built for, so its jacquard mesh upper can expand in accordance.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And Jesus showed us how to bring our thoughts and actions into accordance with God’s healing power.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of accordance
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  • Schumacher and his next Ferrari teammate, Rubens Barrichello, fell off the road in all-red unison during a shower in the 2001 race.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Mara sisters play the leads in Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, as Jean and Joan Holbrooke, Irish sisters who speak, think and move in unison, share the same dreams and love the same man.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of unison
Noun
  • Cobos explains that, as with Nené’s ensembles, following period conventions to the letter didn’t necessarily make sense for Carlos’s wardrobe.
    — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Everything the Cougars are doing these days seems to spit in the eye of convention.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of convention
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  • The family then left the field on their own accord, the video shows.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli settlers in the West Bank, whose numbers have more than doubled since the Oslo accords were signed, have been attacking Palestinians with alarming frequency.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of accord
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  • The contract bars balance-billing patients beyond insured rates and limits annual adjustments to South Region medical and transportation inflation markers.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Hollywood guild is giving its national executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, a contract extension and elevating him to CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of contract
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  • Reality, for Doomed, hangs on the harmony of the spheres, a crystalline architecture with the power to dazzle—and, at times, to lull.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
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