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Common collocations with agreement in American Collocation

agreement noun

US /əˈɡrimənt/

with legal force

binding
contractual
formal
written

Partner sites will be asked to sign a formal agreement regarding their participation.

involving or affecting several groups

bilateral
collective
international
multilateral
reciprocal

In reality, most developing countries have signed up to multilateral environmental agreements.

made by people before they get married

pre-nuptial

The increasing incidence of divorce has led to the popularity of pre-nuptial agreements.

secret

tacit

There was apparently a tacit agreement to end their opposition to the government’s plans.

confidentiality
franchise
licence
licensing
partnership
peace
tenancy
trade

After intermittent internal fighting a peace agreement was finally signed in 1988.

make or arrange an agreement

broker
come to
conclude
enter into
finalize
negotiate
reach
secure

The failure to come to an agreement was extremely regrettable.

give an agreement legal force

ratify
sign

The company has signed an agreement to introduce its technology into Africa and the Caribbean.

end an agreement

cancel
terminate

The old rules unfairly prevented the consumer from cancelling the agreement.

break an agreement

breach
break
go back on
violate

The troops moved south breaching the agreement which had been negotiated.

prepare an agreement in written form

draft

We give advice on preparing all types of contracts, including drafting informal agreements.

formally tell people about an agreement

announce

I’m confident we will soon be in a position to announce an agreement between the club, the landowner and the developer.

keep to an agreement

abide by
adhere to
comply with
honour
keep to

We sincerely hope the Government will honour this agreement.