working agreement
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3.3
- noun
:
acuerdo de trabajo
- The two companies signed a working agreement to collaborate on the new project.
Examples
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It focused on establishing working agreements, commitments within the group, and personal responsibility and accountability.
Academic text (2003) -
Before starting the partnership, they established a clear working agreement to outline their roles.
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When there is a deadline driving the writing project, it's easier to close the sale and get a working agreement approved.
Academic text (2010) -
In Somaliland, only a few of the aid agencies that have working agreements with the administration channel resources directly through its ministries.
Academic text (2003) -
Fortunately, after coming to some form of working agreement, Discovery un-canceled American Chopper and labeled the subsequent seasons American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior.
Blog text (5) -
The establishment of partnerships and cooperative working agreements to build a statewide infrastructure in support of newspaper digitization would prove to be a critical element in developing the grant proposal and essential to successful outcomes for Vermont's engagement with the NDNP.
Academic text (2013) -
A working agreement was reached to facilitate better communication between the two departments.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
An agreement, often about buying or selling
∞
1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
203
3.7
An informal agreement between two or more people
3
5.6
An agreement people make by trust that is not written or legally binding
Antonyms
How Formal
- Formal
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2.7
- Formal
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5.4
1
3.3
3
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — an agreement that is operational or practical — is directly built from 'working' (operational, functioning) + 'agreement' (mutual accord). This straightforward adjective + noun composition follows common patterns in English and in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Working agreement comes from the simple idea of working (doing the job) plus agreement (a shared promise). Picture two people shaking hands over a desk to decide how they will 'work together' now, not sign a 'formal contract', so it means an informal arrangement to collaborate.