agreement

Definition of the noun agreement


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