What does pact mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. treaty, pact, accordnoun

    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Wiktionary

  1. pactnoun

    An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

  2. Etymology: From pactum, from paciscere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pactnoun

    A contract; a bargain; a covenant.

    Etymology: pact, Fr. pactum, Latin.

    The queen, contrary to her pact and agreement concerning the marriage of her daughter, delivered her daughters out of sanctuary unto king Richard. Francis Bacon.

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  1. pact

    A pact is an agreement or arrangement between two or more parties, nations, groups or individuals. This often formal, written agreement entails specific actions or behaviors that each party is expected to fulfill. Pacts are often used to resolve disputes, create alliances, or set terms for cooperation. They may also involve promises, mutual obligations or exchange of goods or resources in some cases.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pact

    an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant

  2. Etymology: [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny`nai, Skr. pa bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pact

    pakt, n. that which is agreed on: an agreement: a contract—also Pac′tion.—adj. Pac′tional.—Pactum illicitum, an unlawful agreement. [L. pactumpacisci, pactus, to contract.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pact' in Nouns Frequency: #2748

Anagrams for pact »

  1. TCAP

  2. capt

  3. Capt

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pact in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pact in a Sentence

  1. Charles Michel:

    Together, we must stand as the bedrock of the rules-based international order, working for peace, security, prosperity, freedom, human rights and gender equity, let’s build a new founding pact for a stronger Europe, for a stronger America and for a better world.

  2. Mexico City-based:

    The two most likely scenarios I see today are that Mexico is left out of the OPEC+ pact or that Trump is successful on building a plan to cover the remaining 250,000 bpd.

  3. Ei Kaku:

    The yuan rose on expectations of a currency pact. If there will be such an agreement, the yuan could rise to 6.9 to the dollar. But the trouble is, no one knows what's in that pact that they had reportedly agreed in February.

  4. Gavin Newsom:

    The Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact, i have no ideological opposition with someone reasonably and responsibly owning firearms and getting background checks and being trained and making sure they’re locked so their kid doesn’t accidentally shoot themselves or a loved one.

  5. West African:

    We have a new road map and a new convergence pact that will cover the period between 2022-2026, and 2027 being the launch of the Eco.

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