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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
agreement
agreeing on a plan INTEND/PLAN agreeing with sb in a discussion DISCUSS/ARGUE having the same opinion OPINION - to arrange with sb that you or they will do sth: agree (with sb) (on/about sth), agree to do sth; noun (U): agreement We've agreed on a plan. ◎ They agreed to meet again. - a decision that two or more people have made together: agreement I thought the agreement was to meet at 2.30. ◎ It took several hours to work out an agreement which was acceptable to both sides. ◎ to come to an amicable (= friendly) agreement - agreed by everyone: unanimous (adverb unanimously) The members of the jury were unanimous. ◎ It was a unanimous decision. - to fail to reach agreement: disagree; noun (U): disagreement The talks ended in disagreement. - to end an argument or disagreement: come* to an agreement, reach (an) agreement, settle sth Have management and unions reached an agreement yet? ◎ They finally managed to settle the dispute. - the end to a disagreement: settlement The strike lasted several weeks before a settlement was reached. ◎ a permanent settlement of the dispute ※ working to reach an agreement - to discuss sth in order to try to reach an agreement: negotiate (sth); noun (C/U): negotiation The Government is still negotiating with the unions. ◎ to negotiate an agreement ◎ a negotiated settlement ◎ a matter for negotiation ◎ pay negotiations - a person who negotiates: negotiator - something which can be negotiated is negotiable The price is negotiable. - to talk to two groups of people to try to settle an argument: mediate; noun (U): mediation They rejected all our offers of mediation. - a person who mediates in an argument: mediator - to suggest sth as a possible plan or idea in a negotiation: propose sth; noun: proposal - to agree to a proposal: accept sth; noun (U): acceptance - to refuse to agree to a proposal: reject sth; noun (U): rejection - an agreement between two people or groups about what each of them will do for the other or others: bargain 'If you babysit for me tonight, I'll do the same for you on Saturday.' 'OK, it's a bargain.' - an agreement in which both sides have to give up sth they originally wanted in order to reach agreement: compromise (noun C/U); verb: compromise a compromise agreement ◎ They refused to compromise. - something which you agree to give up in order to reach a compromise: concession to make a concession - to reach an agreement unwillingly and without getting what you originally wanted: climb down; noun: climbdown The union was forced to climb down and withdraw its original demands. ◎ a humiliating climbdown ※ formal agreements - a business agreement: deal We've negotiated a valuable deal. ◎ It's a deal! - a written agreement, for example in business: contract to sign a contract - a written agreement between two or more countries, for example after a war: treaty a peace treaty - the conditions of an agreement: terms (noun plural) according to the terms of the contract - to do what you have agreed to do: keep* (to) sth; opposite: break* sth I've kept my side of the bargain. ◎ to keep to an agreement ◎ to break a contract/agreement - to make sb do what they have agreed to do: hold* sb to sth, keep* sb to sth She kept him to his word. ※ MORE ... - to shake hands in order to confirm an agreement: shake* on sth Let's shake on it.
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