noun
pact
pakt
noun
1
A formal agreement between two or more people, groups, or nations.
"The two countries signed a non-aggression pact."
"The friends made a pact to meet up every year."
How to Use Pact
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA deal or promise that two or more sides commit to honouring.
Common pairings
sign a pact
suicide pact
break a pact
Word Forms
pacted past tense, pacts plural, pacts singular
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Etymology
From Latin pactum, "something agreed upon," from the verb pacisci, "to agree."