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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

agreed-upon year

When we speak of parity payment to farmers, we refer to payments that show an equality to earnings for some agreed-upon year.

I just find the meaning of 'agreed upon' the separated form: constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations". But I can't understand how it relates to the sentence? Does it have any other idiomatic meaning?
  

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The broad meaning is that two parties agreed upon a year, ie selected a year. In your example, it sounds like the two parties are - the people paying the money - the farmers Clive

— Clive

  • The broad meaning is that two parties agreed upon a year, ie selected a year.
  • In your example, it sounds like the two parties are - the people paying the money - the farmers Clive
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The broad meaning is that two parties agreed upon a year, ie selected a year.
In your example, it sounds like the two parties are
- the people paying the money
- the farmers

Clive
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Such kind of words with hyphens often run into me. How do you guys deal with these words? Would you just suppose the word according to its literal meaning or look it up in the dictionary? Or could you tell me the principles of word-formation?
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Begin by considering the basic meaning.
eg There is some kind of agreement involving a year..And it takes at least two people to agree on something.

Clive
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Got it, thank you!
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Consider the similarities of form between
eg a painted door a door that has been painted
eg an agreed-on year a year that has been agreed on

Clive
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OK, I'll think about it. Thank you!
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