Definitions for: Agreement


[n] compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
[n] the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
[n] 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"
[n] the verbal act of agreeing
[n] the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
[n] harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"



Webster (1913) Definition: A*gree"ment, n. [Cf. F. agr['e]ment.]
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.


Hire purchase agreement, or Hire and purchase


Hire and purchase agreement (Law)
A contract (more fully called contract of hire with an option
of purchase) in which a person hires goods for a specified
period and at a fixed rent, with the added condition that if
he shall retain the goods for the full period and pay all the
installments of rent as they become due the contract shall
determine and the title vest absolutely in him, and that if
he chooses he may at any time during the term surrender the
goods and be quit of any liability for future installments
upon the contract. In the United States such a contract is
generally treated as a conditional sale, and the term hire
purchase is also sometimes applied to a contract in which the
hirer is not free to avoid future liability by surrender of
the goods. In England, however, if the hirer does not have
this right the contract is a sale.

Synonyms: accord, arrangement, concord, correspondence, understanding

Antonyms: disagreement, disagreement, dissension, dissonance

See Also: accession, accord, accordance, acquiescence, assent, assenting, bargain, case agreement, collusion, collusion, community, community of interests, compatibility, compliance, concession, concord, concord, concordance, concordance, concurrence, concurrence, condition, confederacy, confirmation, conformance, conformity, conformity, connivance, consensus, conspiracy, covenant, deal, endorsement, entente, entente cordiale, gender agreement, general agreement, gentlemen's agreement, grammatical relation, harmony, harmony, meeting of minds, number agreement, oral contract, person agreement, planning, prearrangement, preparation, provision, ratification, reservation, sale, sales agreement, second, settlement, severance agreement, social contract, speech act, statement, submission, subscription, suicide pact, term, unanimity, unilateral contract, unison, working agreement, written agreement

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