accordance
pronunciation
How to pronounce accordance in British English:
UK [əˈkɔːdns]
How to pronounce accordance in American English:
US [əˈkɔːrdns]
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- Noun:
- concurrence of opinion
- the act of granting rights
Word Origin
- accordance (n.)
- c. 1300, "compliance;" early 14c., "agreement, concurrence," from Old French acordance "agreeing, reconciliation, harmony," noun of action from acorder (see accord). Of things, "conformity, compatibility, harmony," late 14c. Phrase in accordance with is attested from c. 1810 (in Middle English, in accordance of was the usual form).
Example
- 1. Therefore , homosexuality is in accordance with animal nature .
- 2. The accordance of other materials submitted as required with the relevant provisions .
- 3. Everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity .
- 4. In accordance with the exchange 's contractual terms .
- 5. States were prodded to provide benefits in accordance with federal guidelines ; in return the federal government paid their administrative costs .