agreement n
1. 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" [syn: understanding]
2. compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" [syn: correspondence]
3. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" [syn: accord] [ant: disagreement]
4. the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" [syn: arrangement]
5. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations [syn: concord]
6. the verbal act of agreeing [ant: disagreement]

Agreement \A*gree"ment\, n. [Cf. F. agr['e]ment.]
1. State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council. What agreement hath the temple of God with idols ? --2 Cor. vi. 16. Expansion and duration have this further agreement. --Locke.
2. (Gram.) Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person.
3. (Law) (a) A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract. (b) The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal promises. --Abbott. Brande & C. Syn: Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation.

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