agreement

An official arrangement that people must follow by law.

• Please read the agreement before signing.
• Both companies signed a new agreement.
• The court ruled that she had broken the agreement.

How to use it: an agreement between A and B (The agreement between the two companies lasts five years.); an agreement to do something (They signed an agreement to supply new equipment.)

Similar words: contract, pact

Common phrases: sign an agreement, rental agreement, binding agreement

A situation in which people have the same opinion or accept the same idea.

• Everyone nodded in agreement.
• We reached agreement on the main points.
• There was little agreement about how to solve the problem.

How to use it: in agreement with someone (I am in agreement with you.); agreement on/about something (There is general agreement on the need for change.)

Similar words: consensus, accord

Opposites: disagreement

Common phrases: in agreement, general agreement, reach agreement, complete agreement