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Pact

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.

n. A compact; a bargain.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An agreement; a compact.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Word Usage

"Albert Gubay is one of them: this year, he fulfilled what he calls a "pact with God", giving his entire $1.1 billion fortune to a charitable trust - bar a reported $15 million set aside for his family."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

written agreement

Cross Reference

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Hyponym

alliance peace treaty salt i salt ii north atlantic treaty peace commercial treaty convention pacification

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

agreement league compact covenant contract

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

abstract act attacked attract backed blacked compact contract counterattacked cracked

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

covenant treaty pledge alliance federation vow partnership commitment truce agenda