- arrangement
- noun1 plans/organizationADJECTIVE▪ alternative, better, different, new, other▪
It may be necessary to make alternative arrangements.
▪ final▪ practical▪ satisfactory, sensible, suitable (all esp. BrE)▪ careful, detailed▪ flexible▪ unusual▪ special▪There are special arrangements for people working overseas.
▪ formal▪ necessary, proper (esp. BrE)▪ administrative, organizational▪ social▪ childcare, domestic, funeral, holiday (BrE), living, pension (BrE), seating, security, sleeping, travel▪Their domestic arrangements were considered unconventional at the time.
▪ working▪Flexible working arrangements are catching on.
VERB + ARRANGEMENT▪ make▪ complete, confirm, finalize▪Arrangements for the trip have now been completed.
▪ discuss▪We are just discussing the final arrangements for the concert.
▪ upset▪All her careful arrangements had been upset!
▪ change▪We'll have to change our travel arrangements.
ARRANGEMENT + VERB▪ stand▪As far as I know, the arrangement still stands.
▪ fall through▪The catering arrangements for the conference fell through at the last minute.
PREPOSITION▪ arrangement for▪Arrangements for the funeral are complete.
▪ arrangement with▪I have made arrangements with the store for the goods to be delivered here.
2 agreementADJECTIVE▪ business, contractual, financial▪It's purely a business arrangement—there's no need to get emotionally involved.
▪ constitutional▪ power-sharing▪ custody▪Joint custody arrangements do not work for all parents.
▪ special▪ formal, informal▪ voluntary▪ private▪ reciprocal▪ long-standing, long-term, permanent▪ interim, temporaryVERB + ARRANGEMENT▪ have▪The company has a special arrangement with the bank.
▪ accept, agree, come to, make▪She made an arrangement with her employer whereby she worked a reduced number of hours.
▪ develop, establish, negotiatePREPOSITION▪ by (an/the) arrangement▪Viewing of the property is only possible by arrangement with the owner.
▪They have an arrangement by which they each contribute equally to the cost of the house.
▪ under an/the arrangement▪Under this arrangement you can pay for the goods over a longer period.
▪ arrangement between▪an arrangement between the two men
▪ arrangement with▪He finally came to an arrangement with his landlord.
PHRASES▪ by prior arrangement (esp. BrE)▪A tour of the library is available by prior arrangement.
3 group of things placed togetherADJECTIVE▪ complex, complicated▪a complex arrangement of rods and cogs
▪ physical, spatial▪Even the physical arrangement of the classroom can influence the way children learn.
▪ floral, flowerVERB + ARRANGEMENT▪ design, do▪Who did this beautiful flower arrangement?
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
