agreement meaning and definition

AGREEMENT noun

Definition of agreement (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: understanding
2. compatibility of observations
   • "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
   • synonyms: correspondence
3. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
   • "the two parties were in agreement"
   • synonyms: accord
   • antonym: disagreement
4. the thing arranged or agreed to
   • "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
   • synonyms: arrangement
5. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
   • synonyms: concord
6. the verbal act of agreeing
   • antonym: disagreement