agreement : Idioms & Phrases

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acquisition agreement

  • noun contract governing the merger of two or more companies
    acquisition agreement.
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articles of agreement

  • noun a contract between crew and captain of a ship
    shipping articles.
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case agreement

  • noun agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction
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collective agreement

  • noun contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
    labor contract; collective agreement.
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distribution agreement

  • noun a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
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employment agreement

  • noun contract between employer and employee
    employment contract.
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fair-trade agreement

  • noun an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
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gender agreement

  • noun agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction
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general agreement on tariffs and trade

  • noun a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
    GATT.
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gentlemen's agreement

  • noun a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
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in agreement

  • adjective satellite united by being of the same opinion
    agreed.
    • agreed in their distrust of authority
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labor agreement

  • noun contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
    labor contract; collective agreement.
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licensing agreement

  • noun contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark
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merger agreement

  • noun contract governing the merger of two or more companies
    acquisition agreement.
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north american free trade agreement

  • noun an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
    NAFTA.
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number agreement

  • noun agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)
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person agreement

  • noun agreement in person between pronouns and verbs
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purchase agreement

  • noun a contract stating the terms of a purchase
    purchase contract.
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sales agreement

  • noun an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
    sale.
    • the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office
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severance agreement

  • noun an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave
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working agreement

  • noun an informal agreement to work together
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written agreement

  • noun a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
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