terms
Contract's fine print
Terms are the conditions or provisions of an agreement: the terms of the contract, terms of surrender.
To come to terms is to reach agreement, or to accept something difficult: She came to terms with her diagnosis.
Terms also means the relationship between people: on good terms, on speaking terms.
In specialized contexts, terms are words with specific meanings: legal terms, technical terms.
A school term is a division of the academic year.
Harmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- dealAgreement or distribution
arrangement · understanding · covenant · compact · protocol · settlement · stipulation · convention
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
demands · stipulations · provisions · counter-offer · walkaway · sticking-point · non-negotiable · flexible
One's word collection
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
definitions · technical · specialized · discipline-specific · field-specific · medical · legal · scientific
Punctuation ending sentences
- lengthMeasure of extent
- spanDistance between endpoints
- timeframeDesignated duration for something
- tenureProtected employment status
stint · stretch · session · interval · cycle · phase · semester · quarter
Half academic year
- quarterOne of four parts
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- registrationFormal recording of participation
credits · coursework · tuition · grades · probation · standing · requirements · prerequisites
Harmonious mutual connection
- footingSecure ground position
- standingPosition, physical or social
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- understandingMental comprehension of something
connection · association · dynamics · communication · boundaries · civility · cordiality · estrangement
accord
Harmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- contractEnforceable written agreement
deal · arrangement · understanding · covenant · compact · protocol · settlement · stipulation · convention · commitment
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
conditions · demands · stipulations · provisions · counter-offer · walkaway · sticking-point · non-negotiable · flexible · favorable
vocabulary
One's word collection
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
glossary · definitions · technical · specialized · discipline-specific · field-specific · medical · legal · scientific · academic
period
Punctuation ending sentences
tenure · stint · stretch · session · interval · cycle · phase · semester · quarter · trimester
semester
Half academic year
- quarterOne of four parts
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
registration · credits · coursework · tuition · grades · probation · standing · requirements · prerequisites · graduation
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- footingSecure ground position
- standingPosition, physical or social
- basisUnderlying support or principle
understanding · connection · association · dynamics · communication · boundaries · civility · cordiality · estrangement · reconciliation
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
- constraintsconstraint, limits, restrictions, deadline, restraints
- contest rulesofficial rules, conditions, restrictions, limitations, eligibility
termsvagueness
Absence of precision
ambiguity · generalities · imprecision · indefiniteness · abstractions
- come to termsAccept or reach agreement
- long termLasting extended duration
- short termOf limited duration
- coming to termsAccepting a difficult truth
- come to terms withAccept after struggle
- in terms ofConcerning a particular aspect
term, determined, determine, terminal, determination, terminate, short-term, exterminate, long-term