pact

American  

[pakt] / pækt /

noun

1. an agreement, covenant, or compact.

   We made a pact not to argue any more.

2. an agreement or treaty between two or more nations.

   a pact between Germany and Italy.

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pact British  

/ pækt /

noun

1. an agreement or compact between two or more parties, nations, etc, for mutual advantage

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Etymology

Origin of pact

1400–50; late Middle English pact(e) < Middle French < Latin pactum, noun use of neuter of past participle of pacīscī to make a bargain, contract

Example Sentences

By hardwiring the island’s industrial ecosystem into the American economy, they say, the pact effectively converts Taiwan’s high-end silicon output into an indispensable U.S. national security asset.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the pact reached in late October, South Korea agreed to invest $350 billion in the United States in exchange for reduced tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ricardo Sheffield, a prominent Morena senator who was previously a member of the center-right National Action Party, has called for a review of oil pacts with Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times

“But it is a sphinx’s duty and pact to ask riddles, so I keep the tradition.”

From Literature

The planned review this year of the existing trade pact between the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• arrangement
• compact
• contract
• convention
• covenant
• deal
• protocol
• settlement
• transaction
• understanding