Meaning & use

agreed-upon

adjective·Academic

Decided on and accepted by everyone involved, as the result of prior discussion or negotiation.

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Both companies signed the contract at the agreed-upon price of two million dollars.

We met at the agreed-upon time, even though traffic nearly made us late.

A note on using this word

Agreed-upon is hyphenated when it comes before the noun it modifies, as in the agreed-upon terms.

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