| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A legally binding arrangement between parties: agreement, bond, compact2, contract, convention, pact. See AGREE. 2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange: bargain, compact2, contract, deal, transaction. See AGREE. 3. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing: assurance, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight2, promise, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor. See OBLIGATION. | | VERB: | 1. To enter into a formal agreement: bargain, contract. See AGREE. 2. To guarantee by a solemn promise: pledge, plight2, promise, swear, vow. Idioms: give one's word of honor. See AGREE, OBLIGATION.
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