written agreement vs obligation

written agreement and obligation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
written agreement	Yes	No	No	No
obligation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obligation is a hyponym of written agreement; that is, obligation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than written agreement:

written agreement: a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
obligation: a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

Other hyponyms of written agreement include contract, submission, compact, concordat, covenant, indenture, accord, pact, treaty, escrow.

written agreement (noun)	obligation (noun)
a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
	a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
	a written promise to repay a debt
	a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
	the state of being obligated to do or pay something

written agreement vs obligation

written agreement and obligation both are nouns.

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