överenskommelse — meaning in English

English meaning

• agreement noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
• covenant noun A formal, binding agreement between two or more parties, often with religious or legal weight.
• talk verb To communicate using spoken words.
• understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.

Senses

överenskommelse is used for these senses in English:

• agreement (countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
• contract (legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
• covenant A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
• talk (usually, in the plural) Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
• understanding An informal contract; a mutual agreement.

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.

contract — full definition

1. noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
2. verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
3. verb To catch or develop an illness.
4. verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.

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