agree on a contract
41AGREE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index agree noun agreement (4), bargain, complement, compromise, concession, consistency, engagement, treaty, unanimity …
42agree to — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. consent to, approve, endorse, accept, settle for, support, allow, ratify, comply with, acquiesce in, assent to, confirm, go along with, abide by, affirm, acknowledge, defer to, concede, accede, verify, yield, permit, let,… …
43agree — v 1.(often fol. by with) concur, accord, harmonize, think alike, be of one mind; admit, grant, allow, approve, accept, go along with. Inf. take to, Inf. cotton to, Inf. buy; yield, comply with, abide by, assent, accede, acquiesce, side with,… …
44contract — n 1. compact, covenant, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; settlement, arrangement, understanding, agreement, gentleman s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation, Sl. hit, Sl. death… …
45agree — I To unite upon the terms of a contract or agreement; to make an agreement; to assume a harmonious relation. The word agree may be read grant , and an “agreement under seal” construed to be a grant. Bailey v Agawam Nat. Bank, 190 Mass 20, 716 NE… …
46contract of marriage — A contract between a man and a woman whereby they mutually agree to enter into a matrimonial relationship, and which becomes executed by their act of marriage. Lewis v Tapman, 90 Md 294, 45 A 459. See marriage articles …
47agree — v. n. 1. Accord, harmonize, concur, unite, be in unison, be of one mind, come to the same conclusion. 2. Assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, comply, subscribe, yield assent, give consent, fall in with. 3. Stipulate, bargain, promise, engage,… …
48contract — I. v. a. 1. Lessen, shorten, narrow, diminish, abridge, reduce, epitomize, draw together. 2. Incur, make, get, take, catch, absorb take in. II. v. n. 1. Shrivel, shrink, shrink up, draw in. 2. Agree, stipulate, bargain, covenant, make a bargain.… …
49contract a marriage — to agree formally to get married to someone Her marriage was contracted when she was only five years old …
50contract an alliance — formal to agree formally to form a close relationship with another country or organization The Labour Party contracted an alliance with the Liberal Democrats …
