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a·gree·ment  (-grmnt)

n.

1. The act of agreeing.

2. Harmony of opinion; accord.

3. An arrangement between parties regarding a course of action; a covenant.

4. Law

a. A properly executed and legally binding contract.

b. The writing or document embodying this contract.

5. Grammar Correspondence in gender, number, case, or person between words.

Our Living Language Speakers of vernacular dialects of English sometimes use constructions that do not conform to the standard pattern of subject-verb agreement, such as She walk, People goes, and Pat and Terry likes the new movie. The standard pattern calls for 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. Vernacular speakers smooth out this slight irregularity in one of two ways: They use -s endings for all persons and numbers (for example, I/you/she/we/they walks), or they use no inflection at all (for example, I/you/she/we/they go). The tendency to regularize agreement patterns is not confined to today's vernacular dialect speakers. Subject-verb agreement has gotten progressively less complicated throughout the development of English, and today's standard pattern is far simpler and more regular than the system used in older varieties of English, in which all verbs took person/number endings, in both present and past tense. Vernacular speakers who use patterns such as she go or the students walks are actively carrying on the historic tradition of simplifying agreement patterns. · Some vernacular subject-verb patterns retain historic patterns that have long faded out of general American English use. For example, speakers of Scotch-Irish heritage, including those who speak Appalachian and Ozark English, tend to preserve an agreement pattern in which the -s inflection is used more often with third-person plural subjects that refer to a group or collection of people or things than with other third-person plurals. These speakers are more likely to say People walks or A lot of them walks than The men walks or Five dogs barks. See Note at be.

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agreement [əˈgriːmənt]

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. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar 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 Also called concord

7. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) See collective agreement, national agreement

[from Old French]

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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.

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See Also: COMPATIBILITY, FIGHTING

1. About as far apart as an atheist and a born-again Christian —Anon
2. Acquiesced like an old man acquiescing in death —Wilfrid Sheed
3. (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

4. Agree like a finger and a thumb —Anon
5. Agree like two cats in a gutter —John Heywood’s Proverbs
6. 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.

7. Agree like pickpockets in a fair —John Ray’s Proverbs
8. Agree like the clocks of London —Richard Brinsley Sheridan
9. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife —The Holy Bible/Proverbs
10. As far apart as the atheists who claim there is no soul, and the Christian Scientists who declare there is no body —Anon
11. Co-operate about as much as two tomcats on a fence —Raymond Chandler
12. Far apart as the poles —Anon
13. Flock together in consent, like so many wild geese —William Shakespeare
14. Like the course of the heavenly bodies, harmony in national life is a resultant of the struggle between contending forces —Judge Louis D. Brandeis
15. Sentiments as equal as if weighed on a golden scale —Janet Flanner
16. 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

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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.

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 the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer covenant - (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return unilateral contract - a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise) sales agreement, sale - an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" term, condition - (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" bargain, deal - an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" working agreement - an informal agreement to work together gentlemen's agreement - a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties submission - an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter entente, entente cordiale - a friendly understanding between political powers oral contract - an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation reservation - the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance settlement - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it severance agreement - an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave suicide pact - an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time; "the two lovers killed themselves in a suicide pact"
	2.	agreement - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" correspondence compatibility - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination conformance, conformity - correspondence in form or appearance
	3.	agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" accord concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole community of interests, community - agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" meeting of minds, concurrence - a state of cooperation consensus - agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus" sense of the meeting - general agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting" unanimity - everyone being of one mind unison - corresponding exactly; "marching in unison" social contract - an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection disagreement, dissonance, dissension - a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
	4.	agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" arrangement planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" collusion - secret agreement prearrangement - something arranged in advance
	5.	agreement - the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations concord grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar number agreement - agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify) person agreement - agreement in person between pronouns and verbs case agreement - agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction gender agreement - agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction
	6.	agreement - the verbal act of agreeing           speech act - the use of language to perform some act assent, acquiescence - agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" concurrence, concurrency - agreement of results or opinions accordance, accord, conformity - concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" connivance, collusion - agreement on a secret plot assenting, accession - agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" subscription - agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name ratification, confirmation - making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment" concordance, harmony, concord - agreement of opinions secondment, endorsement, indorsement, second - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" concession - a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for" disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

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agreement

noun

1. treaty, contract, bond, arrangement, alliance, deal (informal), understanding, settlement, bargain, pact, compact, covenant, entente a new defence agreement

2. concurrence, harmony, compliance, union, agreeing, concession, consent, unison, assent, concord, acquiescence The talks ended in acrimony rather than agreement.
concurrence disagreement, division, row, conflict, argument, clash, dispute, falling-out, dissent, quarrel, squabble, strife, wrangle, discord, tiff, altercation, turf war (informal)

3. correspondence, agreeing, accord, similarity, consistency, analogy, accordance, correlation, affinity, conformity, compatibility, congruity, suitableness The results are generally in agreement with these figures.
correspondence difference, diversity, discrepancy, disparity, incompatibility, incongruity, dissimilarity

Translations

agreement [əˈgriːmənt] N

1. (= understanding, arrangement) → acuerdo m; (= consent) → consentimiento m; (= treaty etc) → acuerdo m, pacto m (Comm) → contrato m
to come to or reach an agreement → llegar a un acuerdo
to enter into an agreement → firmar un contrato
to enter into an agreement to do sth → firmar un contrato para hacer algo
by mutual agreement → por acuerdo mutuo, de común acuerdo
see also gentleman

2. (= shared opinion) → acuerdo m
he nodded in agreement; he nodded his agreement → asintió con la cabeza
to be in agreement on a plan → estar conformes en un proyecto
to be in agreement with [+ person] → estar de acuerdo con; [+ decision] → estar de acuerdo con, estar conforme con; (= consistent with) → concordar con, estar en concordancia con

3. (Gram) → concordancia f

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agreement [əˈgriːmənt] n

(= concurrence) → accord m
Write to your GP to get his agreement → Écrivez à votre médecin généraliste pour obtenir son accord.
to be in agreement → être d'accord
The talks ended in agreement on most issues → À la fin des discussions tout le monde était d'accord sur la plupart des questions.
to nod one's head in agreement → acquiescer d'un signe de tête
to be in agreement with sb/sth → être d'accord avec qn/qch
Everybody was in agreement with Ray → Tout le monde était d'accord avec Ray.
by mutual agreement → d'un commun accord
to reach agreement → tomber d'accord

(= treaty) → accord m
an agreement on sth → un accord sur qch
to reach an agreement → parvenir à un accord

(GRAMMAR) → accord m
the agreement between the noun and the adjective → l'accord du nom avec l'adjectif

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agreement

n

(= understanding, arrangement) → Abmachung f, → Übereinkunft f; (= treaty, contract) → Abkommen nt, → Vertrag m; to break the terms of an agreement → die Vertragsbestimmungen verletzen; to enter into an agreement (with somebody) → (mit jdm) einen Vertrag eingehen or (ab)schließen; to reach (an) agreement (with somebody) → (mit jdm) zu einer Einigung kommen, (mit jdm) Übereinstimmung erzielen; there’s a tacit agreement in the office that … → im Büro besteht die stillschweigende Übereinkunft, dass …; we have an agreement whereby if I’m home first … → wir haben abgemacht, dass, wenn ich zuerst nach Hause komme, …

(= sharing of opinion) → Einigkeit f; unanimous agreement → Einmütigkeit f; by mutual agreement → in gegenseitigem Einverständnis or Einvernehmen; to be in agreement with somebody → mit jdm einer Meinung sein; to be in agreement with something → mit etw übereinstimmen; to be in agreement about something → über etw (acc) → einig sein; for once we were both in agreement on that point → ausnahmsweise waren wir uns in diesem Punkt einig or waren wir in diesem Punkt einer Meinung; to find oneself in agreement with somebody → mit jdm übereinstimmen or einiggehen

(= consent) → Einwilligung f → (to zu), Zustimmung f → (to zu)

(between figures, accounts etc) → Übereinstimmung f

(Gram) → Übereinstimmung f

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agreement [əˈgriːmənt] n (gen) → accordo; (consent) → consenso
by mutual agreement → di comune accordo
to come to an agreement → venire a un accordo, accordarsi
in agreement → d'accordo
to be in agreement with sb → essere or trovarsi d'accordo con qn

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