truce (noun) UK /truːs/ US /truːs/
A short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time.
After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed (US agreed to) a truce.
We’ve got to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.
Following last month’s riots, two of the city’s biggest gangs have finally declared a truce, ending years of bloodshed.
The fragile truce between the two sides is not expected to last long.
Compare “truce” , “armistice” and “ceasefire”.