agreement, correspondence
(noun) compatibility of observations; āthere was no agreement between theory and measurementā; āthe results of two tests were in correspondenceā
agreement, arrangement
(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to; āthey made arrangements to meet in Chicagoā
agreement, understanding
(noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; āthey had an agreement that they would not interfere in each otherās businessā; āthere was an understanding between management and the workersā
agreement
(noun) the verbal act of agreeing
agreement, concord
(noun) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
agreement, accord
(noun) harmony of peopleās opinions or actions or characters; āthe two parties were in agreementā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
agreement (countable and uncountable, plural agreements)
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
• (An understanding to follow a course of conduct): concord, convention, covenant, meeting of the minds, pact, treaty; See also pact
• (A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion): congeniality, concurrence, harmony, accord; See also agreement
• (A legally binding contract): settlement
• (linguistics, grammar): concord, concordance
• (An agreeable quality): amenity, pleasantness, niceness
• (linguistics, grammar): rection
• (An understanding to follow a course of conduct): conspiracy
Source: Wiktionary
A*gree"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. agrƩment.]
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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
