arrangement

Definition

  • noun: the way that things or people are organized for a particular purpose or activity
  • noun: the state of being 'arranged'
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: preparation, settlement, transcription

Examples

  • “What were your sleeping 'arrangements'?” “I slept on the bed while he slept on the floor.”

  • Having my brother and his wife living nearby was an ideal 'arrangement' for our family.

  • The company made an 'arrangement with' the college to supply all of its computers.

Movie quotes

  • (..) on my own as l see fit. Do you understand? -Yes, sir. -Good. The Dean ofAdmissions at Harvard and l have an arrangement. Along with the usual sheaf of applicants submitted by Baird, of which virtually two-thirds are guaranteed admittance, l add one name, (..)
    1992 Scent of a Woman