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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arrangement arrangements

The grand jury report goes into great detail about an arrangement in which L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It’s a surprisingly pretty way to make an ordinary arrangement look seasonal, and just whimsical enough for a soup party.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

As of 30 June 2026, 1,087 people were returned through this arrangement.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Bangui fought harder than any other capital to maintain the regime-protection-for-minerals arrangement precisely because it had worked so well,” said Justyna Gudzowska, executive director of the Sentry, a Washington-based investigative group,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Celia is quite pleased with the arrangement, and spends most of her time reading.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Bryant has suggested the absolute deadline for reaching a deal is January because at that point the money available to spend under the emergency arrangements will run out.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"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

These arrangements reveal the increasingly strange economics of the drought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Alongside the compact are a stack of deals, short-term agreements, treaties, multistate pacts, federal interventions and other legal arrangements governing water used for drinking, irrigation, hydropower and recreation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

My then boyfriend stayed to make arrangements, and I ran outside to blubber beside the parked and, unfortunately, locked car.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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