Meaning & use
Compacts
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Formal agreements or contracts between two or more parties, or small cosmetic cases for holding pressed powder.
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The two states signed a water-sharing compact to settle their border dispute.
She touched up her makeup using the mirror in her compact.
A note on using this word
The word covers very different meanings: a formal pact between parties, a small case for cosmetics, and a small, economical car.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Small, economical automobiles.
The rental company only had compacts available that weekend.
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