avtal — meaning in English

English meaning

• agreement noun A shared understanding or arrangement between two or more people or groups.
• compound noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
• convention noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
• covenant noun A formal, binding agreement between two or more parties, often with religious or legal weight.

Senses

avtal is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• compound (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
• 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.

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.

compound — full definition

1. noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
2. adjective Made up of two or more parts or elements combined.
3. verb To combine different elements or ingredients into one substance.
4. verb To make a problem worse by adding to it.
5. verb (finance) To calculate interest on both the original amount and the interest already earned.

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