noun · neutral
agreement
/əˈɡriːmənt/a·GREE·ment
A decision or arrangement reached by two or more parties; a formal understanding or contract.
Examples
“We finally reached an agreement after three hours of negotiation.”
“The company signed a confidentiality agreement with its partner.”
“Parents and teachers need an agreement on how to handle bullying.”
Band 8 sentence
“The two countries signed a bilateral agreement to reduce carbon emissions over the next decade.”
Collocations
- reach an agreement
- sign an agreement
- mutual agreement
Word family
Common mistakes
They reach a agreement yesterday.→They reached an agreement yesterday.
We signed an arrangement about the rent.→We signed an agreement about the rent.
Say it for a higher band
5deal→6arrangement→7+agreement
Synonyms
arrangement
contract
Easily confused
arrangement
“They made arrangements for the conference but did not sign any agreement.”
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