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

  • (..) he and I would be attending Slughorn's Christmas party together? Yes. Now, given the circumstances, I had to make other arrangements. - Have you? - Yes. Why? Well, I just thought seeing is not the risk at going (..)
    2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince