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Agreement Pronunciation

Agreement is pronounced uh-GREE-muhnt, IPA /əˈgrimənt/.

uh-GREE-muhnt

US /əˈgrimənt/  ·  UK /əˈgriːmənt/

Syllables: uh · GREE · muhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: A decision reached together by two or more people, or the document that sets it out.

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Agreement in a Sentence

  • The two sides signed the agreement on Thursday.
  • There is no agreement yet on who pays for the repairs.
  • Her tenancy agreement runs to twelve pages.

Common Mispronunciations of Agreement

Not uh-GREE-ment

Government and payment close on a muffled muhnt, and this word does the same: no clear e survives in it.

Not AY-gree-muhnt

Agree passes its loud GREE straight on, and the a in front stays a swallowed uh.

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