arrangement

American  

[uh-raynj-muhnt] / əˈreɪndʒ mənt /

noun

• arrangements
  plural

1. an act of arranging; state of being arranged.

2. the manner or way in which things are arranged.

   a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner.

3. a final settlement; adjustment by agreement.

   The arrangement with the rebels lasted only two weeks.

4. Usually arrangements. preparatory measures; plans; preparations.

   They made arrangements for an early departure.

5. something arranged in a particular way.

   a floral arrangement; the arrangement of chairs for the seminar.

6. Music.

   1. the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.

   2. a piece so adapted.

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idioms

1. final arrangements, the planning or scheduling of funeral services and burial.

   Final arrangements are still pending.

arrangement British  

/ əˈreɪndʒmənt /

noun

1. the act of arranging or being arranged

2. the form in which things are arranged

   he altered the arrangement of furniture in the room

3. a thing composed of various ordered parts; the result of arranging

   a flower arrangement

4. (often plural) a preparatory measure taken or plan made; preparation

5. an agreement or settlement; understanding

6. an adaptation of a piece of music for performance in a different way, esp on different instruments from those for which it was originally composed

7. an adaptation (of a play, etc) for broadcasting

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• rearrangement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• arrangements
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of arrangement

From French, dating back to 1720–30; see origin at arrange, -ment

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Explanation

When you organize things in an orderly way, the result is called an arrangement. If you admire your friend's arrangement of his living room furniture, you might go home and make a similar arrangement. Your brother might keep an arrangement of Lego creations on his desk, and you could put an arrangement of wildflowers in a vase in the middle of your kitchen table. Another kind of arrangement is one you make when you negotiate an agreement with another person: "We have an arrangement — she gives me a ride to school and I walk her dog in the afternoon." The Old French root, arengier, means "to set in a row."

Example Sentences

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That kind of arrangement can breed resentment across the family and does little to build either a shared attachment to the house or close relationships among the cousins who will someday inherit it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Since the deal was signed, Nxum has earned $6.3 million from the arrangement, according to the documents, messages and blockchain records, plus a person involved in the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Naturally, I would work with my attorney and CPA to structure any arrangement appropriately.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The researchers found that structured light possesses its own topological characteristics, encoded in the arrangement of its polarization.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

And it was the day I was to start investigating a new living arrangement.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"City's difficulty is that the Commission heard extensive witness and documentary evidence but nevertheless made serious findings of sham arrangements and disguised owner funding."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Edinburgh-based publisher George Thomson hired Beethoven in 1809 to create salon arrangements of Scottish folk songs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They could be marketed via multiple distribution arrangements including sales loads and monthly marketing fees.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The job became a mismatch with her rapid rise, and while she was still booking the travel arrangements for her boss, she had a publicist who was booking hers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

She mirrored his fears with descriptions of contingency arrangements at the hospital—more beds, special courses, emergency drills.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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