concurrence

UK: /kənˈkʌrəns/

US: /kənˈkɜrəns, -ˈkʌr-/

US: (kən kûr′əns, -kur′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•cur•rence /kənˈkɜrəns, -ˈkʌr-/   n. [uncountable]

1. agreement;
   mutual consent:
   When the two parties reach concurrence they will sign a contract.
2. the fact of events occurring at the same time:
   The concurrence of the two events made for an exciting time.

See -cur-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•cur•rence  (kən kûr′əns, -kur′-), n. 

1. the act of concurring.
2. accordance in opinion;
   agreement:
   With the concurrence of several specialists, our doctor recommended surgery.
3. cooperation, as of agents or causes;
   combined action or effort.
4. simultaneous occurrence;
   coincidence:
   the concurrence of several unusual events.
5. Mathematics [Geom.] a point that is in three or more lines simultaneously.
6. [Law.] a power equally held or a claim shared equally.
7. [Archaic.] competition;
   rivalry.

Also, con•cur′ren•cy (for defs. 1–4).

• Medieval Latin concurrentia. See concurrent, -ence
• 1515–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

concurrence / kənˈkʌrəns/ noun

1. the act of concurring
2. agreement in opinion; accord; assent
3. cooperation or combination
4. simultaneous occurrence; coincidence