Tra từ agreement - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

agree·ment [agreement agreements] BrE [əˈɡriːmənt] NAmE [əˈɡriːmənt] noun
1. countable an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with sb
•an international peace agreement
• The agreement (= the document recording the agreement) was signed during a meeting at the UN.
•~ with sb They have a free trade agreement with Australia.
•~ between A and B An agreement was finally reached between management and employees.
•~ to do sth They had made a verbal agreement to sell.
•They had an agreement never to talk about work at home.
see also ↑gentleman's agreement, ↑prenuptial agreement
2. uncountable the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling
• The two sides failed to reach agreement.
•in ~ Are we in agreement about the price?
Opp: ↑disagreement
3. uncountable the fact of sb approving of sth and allowing it to happen
• You'll have to get your parents' agreement if you want to go on the trip.
4. uncountable ~ (with sth) (grammar) (of words in a phrase)the state of having the same ↑number, ↑gender or ↑person
Syn: ↑concord
• In the sentence ‘They live in the country’, the plural form of the verb ‘live’ is in agreement with the plural subject ‘they’.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from agreer ‘make agreeable to’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.

Thesaurus:
agreement noun
1. C
•An agreement was reached between management and employees.
deal • • settlement • • arrangement • • pact • • bargain • • understanding • • contract • • treaty • • accord • • convention •
a/an agreement/deal/settlement/arrangement/pact/bargain/understanding/contract/treaty/accord with sb
a/an agreement/deal/arrangement.pact/bargain/understanding/contract/treaty/accord/convention between A and B
a/an agreement/deal/settlement/arrangement/pact/understanding/treaty/accord/convention on sth
a/an agreement/arrangement/pact/understanding that…
a/an agreement/arrangement/pact/contract/treaty/accord to do sth
reach a/an agreement/deal/settlement/arrangement/understanding
2. U
•Are we in agreement?
consensus • • consent • • harmony • • unity • • solidarity • • unanimity • |formal accord •
Opp: disagreement
by agreement/consensus/consent
in agreement/harmony/unity/accord
agreement/consensus/harmony/unity/solidarity/unanimity among people
3. U
•He still hopes to get his father's agreement to the plan.
consent • • permission • • acceptance • • approval • • blessing • |informal thumbs up • |formal assent • • acquiescence •
Opp: refusal
agreement/consent/assent to sth
permission/approval/the thumbs up for sth
give your/the agreement/consent/permission/approval/blessing/thumbs up

Example Bank:
•As yet there is no agreement between the two sides.
•He nodded his agreement.
•He sued the company for breach of agreement.
•I am hopeful that we can come to an agreement.
•I am in agreement with you that she should be given more responsibilities.
•I think we are all in agreement that prices should be kept low.
•Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in.
•The Hollywood stars signed a prenuptial agreement before marrying last year.
•The agreement will be legally binding.
•The draft agreement will be available before the meeting.
•The separation is by mutual agreement.
•The terms of the agreement do not allow such exports.
•The two sides failed to reach agreement.
•There is agreement among teachers that changes need to be made.
•They are working out a formal ceasefire agreement.
•They signed two agreements on improving economic co-operation.
•Under the agreement, the farmer is not allowed to use this field.
•We have an agreement to always tell each other the truth about everything.
•We signed the agreement so we are now bound by it.
•We will need to get the agreement of local organizations.
•With the agreement of all members of the club, we decided to organize a trip.
•You have not kept to our agreement.
•a clause in the agreement
•a trade agreement with China
•an agreement between the company and the unions
•An agreement was finally reached between management and employees.
•He still hopes to get his father's agreement.
•My client wishes to withdraw the application, with the court's agreement.
•My wife is in complete agreement with me on this subject.
•No images may be reproduced without the artist's agreement.
•Such a measure would require the unanimous agreement of the member states.
•The museum secured the agreement of the owners to the loan of the statue.
•There is general agreement among the experts that…
•There was broad agreement on what was needed.