/ əˈreɪndʒmənt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , usually pl. ] arrangement (for sth) a plan or preparation that you make so that sth can happen :
travel arrangements
I'll make arrangements for you to be met at the airport.
2.
[ C , usually pl. ] the way things are done or organized :
She's happy with her unusual living arrangements.
new security arrangements
There are special arrangements for people working overseas.
3.
[ C , U ] arrangement (with sb) (to do sth) an agreement that you make with sb that you can both accept :
an arrangement between the school and the parents
We can come to an arrangement over the price.
They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent.
You can cash cheques here by prior arrangement with the bank.
4.
[ C , U ] a group of things that are organized or placed in a particular order or position; the act of placing things in a particular order :
plans of the possible seating arrangements
the art of flower arrangement
5.
[ C , U ] a piece of music that has been changed, for example for another instrument to play