Agreement meaning

What does “agreement” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“agreement” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.

agreement

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”
Synonymsunderstanding
compatibility of observations
“there was no agreement between theory and measurement”
“the results of two tests were in correspondence”
Synonymscorrespondence
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
“the two parties were in agreement”
Synonymsaccord
Oppositesdisagreement
the thing arranged or agreed to
“they made arrangements to meet in Chicago”
Synonymsarrangement
the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
Synonymsconcord
the verbal act of agreeing
Oppositesdisagreement

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University