agreement Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
    understanding.
    • they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
    • there was an understanding between management and the workers
  2. noun compatibility of observations
    correspondence.
    • there was no agreement between theory and measurement
    • the results of two tests were in correspondence
  3. noun harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
    accord.
    • the two parties were in agreement
  4. noun the thing arranged or agreed to
    arrangement.
    • they made arrangements to meet in Chicago
  5. noun the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
    concord.
  6. noun the verbal act of agreeing

WordNet

A*gree"ment noun
Etymology
Cf. F. agrément.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913