n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

n. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

n. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

n. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

n. the skillful and effective interaction of movements

n. a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

n. the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

n. the state prevailing during the absence of war

n. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

n. the state of being joined together

n. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

n. an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"

n. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

n. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters