to strike an agreement

  • 31strike — I. verb (struck; struck; also stricken; striking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strīcan to stroke, go; akin to Old High German strīhhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow Date: before 12th century… …

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  • 32strike — The act of quitting work by a body of workers for the purpose of coercing their employer to accede to some demand they have made upon him, and which he has refused. Jeffery De Witt Insulator Co. v. N. L. R. B., C.C.A.4, 91 F.2d 134, 138. A… …

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  • 33agreement — a|gree|ment W1S1 [əˈgri:mənt] n 1.) an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people, companies, organizations etc ▪ a trade agreement agreement with ▪ Does your employer have an agreement with a union? agreement on ▪ an… …

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  • 34strike — verb (past and past participle struck strʌk) 1》 deliver a blow to.     ↘accidentally hit (a part of one s body) against something.     ↘come into forcible contact with.     ↘(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball).     ↘ignite (a match) by… …

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  • 35strike*/*/ — [straɪk] (past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] formal to hit against someone or something The car struck a tree.[/ex] The ball struck her hard on the left shoulder.[/ex] About 50 worshippers were inside the church when it …

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  • 36strike price — The price at which the futures contract underlying a call or put option can be purchased (if a call) or sold (if a put). Also referred to as exercise price. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The specified price at which an option contract may be… …

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  • 37strike — An organized refusal on the part of a group of employees to work, in an attempt to force their employers to concede to their demands for higher pay, shorter hours, better working conditions, etc. An official strike is one that takes place on the… …

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  • 38strike — 1. verb 1) the teacher struck Mary Syn: hit, slap, smack, beat, thrash, spank, thump, punch, cuff; cane, lash, whip, club; informal clout, schmuck, wallop, belt, whack, thwack …

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  • 39strike in — intransitive verb 1. obsolete : to enter into competition : try advises me to strike in for some preferment Jonathan Swift 2. obsolete : to associate as a confederate or collaborator strike in with him and help him to dupe his father …

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  • 40Agreement for Democracy — The Agreement for Democracy was ratified in Miami on February 20, 1998 by pro democracy organizations in Cuba and in Miami dedicated to promoting liberty and democracy in Cuba. More than 120 organizations, both in Cuba and abroad, have signed… …

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