agree to

agree to

To approve of or consent to something. I will agree to wash the dishes if you will take out the trash. We refuse to agree to this contract until we are fully satisfied with its terms.
See also: agree
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

agree to something

to consent to something; to allow something to be done; to approve something. If you don't agree to my leaving early, I'll just do it anyway.
See also: agree
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

agree to

v.
To consent to something; accede to something: The store owner agreed to the supplier's new proposal for a weekly shipment. I cannot agree to going with you on such a dangerous adventure!
See also: agree
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • the thing is
  • the thing is...
  • the thing of it is
  • approve
  • approve of
  • commit
  • commit (oneself or something) for (something)
  • commit for
  • be down to the wire
  • commit (oneself) on (something)
References in periodicals archive
Agree on the roles of the individuals and the brand names that will be used--never agree to agree later.
[section] 846, simply provides that those who conspire to violate the federal drug laws are to be punished to the same degree as they could be for the drug crime they agree to commit.
We have occasionally discovered technical issues relating to how the tax on the return is computed while trying to agree to the computation on the RAR.
The agreement period may last anywhere from one to three years, and may be renewed if both parties agree to do so.
The buyer, however, would not agree to the changes until it received a letter directly from the Patterson Town Board stating that the subdivision would not be affected by the new zoning ordinance.
Many of these issues can now be resolved via a cost-sharing agreement under which the related parties can, in advance, agree to share the development costs commensurate with the benefits to be derived.
* Provide standardized procedures to which the taxpayer and the IRS could agree to implement into the audit process starting with the initial contact and ending at the post examination critique and to resolve all issues at the lowest possible level.
Perhaps in an attempt to obtain financing in the first place, or to convince a real estate lender to extend more credit than it believes a particular construction project on completion will justify, or to salvage a troubled project, developers will often agree to guaranty interest payments to lenders.
For example, under the alternative-timing resolution, the Service and the taxpayer may agree to capitalize certain costs incurred only for the period under examination.
In September 1995, the National Office issued final procedures for Appeals mediations, stating that the test period would begin on October 30, [1995..sup.4] In mid-October, the Chief Counsel's procedures accepting mediation in docketed Tax Court cases became [public..sup.5] At this point, only the Justice Department's Tax Division refuses to agree to mediation in refund or other tax cases.
The IRS reserves the right to require specifically that an eligible QI agree to include certain of its branches (to ensure the disclosure of certain U.S.
In some cases third parties may also agree to compensate an entity based on actual costs or results or to renegotiate or reset prices, even retroactively, if significant changes occur.
Section 1 of the proposed procedure provides that both the taxpayer and Appeals must agree to mediate.
Each party has present at the mediation someone with authority to agree to a final settlement of the case for that party-a crucial aspect of a successful mediation procedure.
At the inception of an examination the IRS and taxpayer will have their best opportunity to agree to joint objectives including involving the taxpayer in planning the examination, identifying the proper resources (in terms of personnel, tools, and facilities), establishing joint examination objectives, exchanging fundamental information, and committing mutually to resolving substantive issues at the lowest possible level.