agreement


Definition: Meaning of, agreement in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əˈɡriːm(ə)nt /

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  1. [countable] an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people, companies, organizations etc
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  2. [uncountable] when people have the same opinion as each other
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  3. [uncountable] when someone says yes to an idea, plan, suggestion etc
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  4. [countable] an official document that people sign to show that they have agreed to something
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agreement used in phrases

  • Anglo-Irish Agreement
    1. an agreement made in 1985 between the governments of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, which gave the Irish the right to take part in discussions about the future of Northern Ireland
  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (noun)
    1. a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
  • Good Friday Agreement
    1. an agreement reached in 1998 on Good Friday (the first day of the Christian Easter holiday) between the political parties of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to end 30 years of violence between Catholic and Protestant groups. The people of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic were then asked to vote on the agreement, and accepted it by a large majority.
  • Munich Agreement, the
    1. the agreement signed in 1938 between Adolf Hitler from Germany, Mussolini from Italy, Daladier from France, and Neville Chamberlain from Britain. The agreement gave Germany part of CZECHOSLOVAKIA, and the other countries hoped that this would prevent Hitler from trying to take control of any other areas of land. Chamberlain returned to Britain saying that the agreement would give "peace in our time". In fact, Hitler's army attacked Poland soon afterwards, and World War II began.
  • North American Free Trade Agreement (noun)
    1. an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
  • Oslo Agreement, the
    1. an official peace agreement made between Israel and the PLO (= Palestine Liberation Organization) in Oslo in 1993, by which Israel agreed to remove its military forces from the GAZA STRIP and JERICHO
  • Potsdam Agreement, the
    1. an agreement by the countries that won World War II (the US, Britain, the USSR, and France) to divide control of Germany between them
  • Public Service Agreement
    1. a promise by a department of the British government that it will make particular improvements or reach particular standards, for example in health services or education
  • acquisition agreement (noun)
    1. contract governing the merger of two or more companies
  • articles of agreement (noun)
    1. a contract between crew and captain of a ship
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