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
Example. 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 armistice