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accord — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • agreement noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
  • arrangement noun The way something is organized, positioned, or laid out.
  • bargain noun An item bought for noticeably less than its usual price; a good deal.
  • chord noun Three or more musical notes played together in harmony.
  • covenant noun A formal, binding agreement between two or more parties, often with religious or legal weight.
  • OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.

Senses

accord is used for these senses in English:

  • OK Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
  • OK (transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.
  • agreement (countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
  • agreement (uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
  • arrangement An agreement.
  • bargain An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
  • chord (music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
  • covenant (legal) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.

agreement — full definition

  1. noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
  2. noun A formal, often legally binding, contract.
  3. noun In grammar, the matching of words in form, such as a subject and verb agreeing in number.

arrangement — full definition

  1. noun The way something is organized, positioned, or laid out.
  2. noun An agreement or plan made between people.
  3. noun A version of a piece of music adapted for particular instruments or a different style.

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