Agreement
sign agreement
Make sure you look closely at the details before you enter into any agreement. Never sign an agreement without reading the small print first.
cancel agreement
We reserve the right to cancel this agreement if you fail to make the regular monthly payments.
get agreement
You’ll have to get your parents’ agreement if you want to go on the school trip.
honour agreement
When we make an agreement with someone, we always honor it. Our reputation depends on the fact that we adhere strictly to any agreement we make.
reach agreement
After hours of talking the two sides failed to reach agreement. They will meet again tomorrow in a final attempt to come to some sort of agreement.
break agreement
By going on strike they broke the agreement they made earlier with their employer. They could be fired for breaching the terms of the agreement.
verbal agreement
It’s best to get things in writing. Verbal agreements often don’t stand up in court.
tacit agreement
Nothing was said at the meeting. There seemed to be tacit agreement that the subject of the manager’s expenses wouldn’t be discussed.
amicable agreement
My wife and I came to an amicable agreement when we split up. She got the house and I got the money. It worked out really well.
general agreement
There is general agreement in the medical profession that pregnant women shouldn’t smoke.
binding agreement
It was not a binding agreement in their view, so they feel they can break it without penalty.
unanimous agreement
There is unanimous agreement that a new airport is needed. Nobody disputes that, but there is fundamental disagreement over where to build it.
express disagreement
Protesters marched through London to express their disagreement with government policy.
have disagreement
My wife and I don’t have many disagreements, but when they do arise, they tend to be over the best way to spend money.
resolve disagreement
Management and unions have been trying to resolve their disagreement over proposals to reduce the workforce, but after three days of talks, there is still no sign of an agreement.
cause disagreement
I think the new timetables are certain to cause disagreement amongst staff.
Note
Notice the differences in meaning in the following examples:
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We are in complete agreement. (We agree about everything)
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We are in broad agreement. (We agree about most things)
We use a number of adjectives to describe a serious disagreement:
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There is considerable disagreement over the safety of genetically modified food.
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There is profound disagreement on who should become the next leader of the party.
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There is fundamental disagreement about the best way to fund the health service.
You can say there is ‘considerable’ or ‘fundamental agreement’, but you cannot say ‘profound agreement’.