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Agreement

noun/kˈænɑːnɹiz/
Definition
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
compatibility of observations
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈænɑːnɹiz/
🇬🇧British English
/blˈʌdlɪtə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/blˈʌdlɪtə/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈænɑːnɹiz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
understandingarrangementaccordconcordcorrespondence
Antonyms
disagreement
Parts of Speech
nounthe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
“they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business”
nouncompatibility of observations
“there was no agreement between theory and measurement”
nounharmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
“the two parties were in agreement”
nounthe thing arranged or agreed to
“they made arrangements to meet in Chicago”
nounthe determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
nounthe verbal act of agreeing
Word Forms
agreeverbconsent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
correspondverbbe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
arrangeverbmake arrangements for
concordverbarrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vereinbarung
die Erklärung (mündlich oder schriftlich) eines Versprechensaustauschs
🇫🇷French
accord
la déclaration (orale ou écrite) d'un échange de promesses
🇪🇸Spanish
acuerdo
la declaración (oral o escrita) de un intercambio de promesas
🇮🇹Italian
accordo
la dichiarazione (orale o scritta) di uno scambio di promesse
🇳🇱Dutch
overeenkomst
de verklaring (mondeling of schriftelijk) van een uitwisseling van beloften
🇵🇹Portuguese
acordo
a declaração (oral ou escrita) de uma troca de promessas
🇷🇺Russian
соглашение
заявление (устное или письменное) об обмене обещаниями
India
🇮🇳Hindi
समझौता
वादों के आदान-प्रदान का विवरण (मौखिक या लिखित)।
🇧🇩Bengali
চুক্তি
প্রতিশ্রুতি বিনিময়ের বিবৃতি (মৌখিক বা লিখিত)
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒப்பந்தம்
வாக்குறுதிகளின் பரிமாற்றத்தின் அறிக்கை (வாய்வழி அல்லது எழுதப்பட்ட).
🇮🇳Telugu
ఒప్పందం
వాగ్దానాల మార్పిడి యొక్క ప్రకటన (మౌఖిక లేదా వ్రాతపూర్వక).
🇮🇳Marathi
करार
वचनांच्या देवाणघेवाणीचे विधान (तोंडी किंवा लेखी).
🇮🇳Gujarati
કરાર
વચનોના વિનિમયનું નિવેદન (મૌખિક અથવા લેખિત).
🇮🇳Kannada
ಒಪ್ಪಂದ
ಭರವಸೆಗಳ ವಿನಿಮಯದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ (ಮೌಖಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಲಿಖಿತ).
🇮🇳Malayalam
കരാർ
വാഗ്ദാനങ്ങളുടെ കൈമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രസ്താവന (വാക്കാലുള്ളതോ രേഖാമൂലമോ).
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਮਝੌਤਾ
ਵਾਅਦਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਟਾਂਦਰੇ ਦਾ ਬਿਆਨ (ਮੌਖਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਤੀ)
🇵🇰Urdu
معاہدہ
وعدوں کے تبادلے کا بیان (زبانی یا تحریری)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
协议
交换承诺的声明（口头或书面）
🇯🇵Japanese
合意
約束の交換に関する声明（口頭または書面）
🇰🇷Korean
합의
약속 교환에 대한 진술(구두 또는 서면)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hiệp định
tuyên bố (bằng miệng hoặc bằng văn bản) về việc trao đổi lời hứa
🇹🇭Thai
ข้อตกลง
คำแถลง (วาจาหรือลายลักษณ์อักษร) ของการแลกเปลี่ยนสัญญา
🇮🇩Indonesian
perjanjian
pernyataan (lisan atau tertulis) tentang pertukaran janji
🇵🇭Filipino
kasunduan
ang pahayag (pasalita o nakasulat) ng pagpapalitan ng mga pangako
🇲🇾Malay
perjanjian
pernyataan (lisan atau bertulis) tentang pertukaran janji
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اتفاق
البيان (الشفهي أو المكتوب) لتبادل الوعود
🇮🇷Persian
توافق نامه
بیانیه (شفاهی یا کتبی) مبادله وعده ها
🇹🇷Turkish
anlaşma
vaat alışverişinin beyanı (sözlü veya yazılı)
🇮🇱Hebrew
הֶסכֵּם
ההצהרה (בעל פה או בכתב) של חילופי הבטחות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'agreement'?
The primary meaning of 'agreement' is 'the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'agreement' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'agreement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'agreement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'agreement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'agreement' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'agreement' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'agreement' in regular conversations?
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