pact

[ pakt ]

/ pækt /

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noun

an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.

an agreement or treaty between two or more nations: a pact between Germany and Italy.

Nearby words

packsack, packsaddle, packthread, packtrain, packwood, pact, pact of steel, pactolus, pacy, paczki, pad

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

Can be confused

packed pact

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On the left, they are hemmed in by the pact of solidarity among self-identified oppressed groups.
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He fears a rural domestic backlash and continued foreign meddling as a result of the pact.
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This pact but stimulated the emulation of the three young people.
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And I will put my bow in the sky, and it shall be a sign of our pact.
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The sentence seemed to have a cabalistic significance—a pact—a threat which each man held over the other.
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British Dictionary definitions for pact

pact

/ (pækt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for pact

C15: from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum, from pacīscī to agree

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