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pact
English
Etymology
From Middle French pacte, from Old French, from Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from paciscere (“to agree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pækt/
- Rhymes: -ækt
- Homophone: packed
Noun
pact (plural pacts)
- An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- (international law) An agreement between two or more nations
Derived terms
- pactless
- sex pact
- suicide pact
Translations
Verb
pact (third-person singular simple present pacts, present participle pacting, simple past and past participle pacted)
- (intransitive) To form a pact; to agree formally.
- 1992, John Higley, Richard Gunther, Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe (page 129)
- When national elites pacted in Mexico, they pacted to the advantage of the elites as against the masses and also to the advantage of the center as against the provinces.
- 1992, John Higley, Richard Gunther, Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe (page 129)
Further reading
- pact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pact in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pact at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Capt, Capt., P.C.A.T., PCAT, PTCA, TCAP, capt
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
pact n (plural pacten, diminutive pactje n)
- pact
Derived terms
- Warschaupact
Romanian
Etymology
From French pacte, from Latin pactum.
Noun
pact n (plural pacte)
- pact
Declension
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settlement
English
Etymology
settle +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?set.l.m?nt/
- Hyphenation: settle?ment
Noun
settlement (plural settlements)
- The act of settling.
- The state of being settled.
- A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
- A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
- (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
- (finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
- (law) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
- (law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
- (law) A resolution of a dispute.
Synonyms
- (A resolution of a dispute): arrangement
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:settlement
Derived terms
- settlement agreement
- settlement house
Related terms
- settler
Translations
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