deal - noun

deal

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agreement

 [countable] an agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics, that helps both sides involvedCOLLOCATIONS 
make/do a dealstrike/cut a deal (=make a deal)negotiate a dealclose/clinch a deal (=successfully complete a deal)get a good deal (on something) (=buy something at a good price)business dealpay dealsomething is a done deal informal (=something has been completely and finally agreed)

They made a deal to sell the land to a property developer.

deal with

rumors that the company had struck a deal with Microsoft to market its products

deal between

Twelve US soldiers were released after a deal between the army and the guerillas.

Cash incentives worth £45 million helped to clinch the deal.

You can get some good deals on the internet.

She and Branson have been discussing a possible business dealtogether.

The merger is still far from being a done deal.

a new band signing a major record deal

2

 a great deal

also a good deal a large quantity of something [= a lot]

a great deal of

It took a great deal of time and effort.

His work has been attracting a great deal of attention.

a great deal more/less etc (=a lot more, less etc)

He knew a good deal more than I did.

She's married to a man a good deal older than herself.

! Only use a great/good deal of with uncountable nouns: a great deal of time/money/work/interest/information

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treatment

 [countable usually singular] treatment of a particular type that is given or received

a better/fairer etc deal

a better deal for nurses

 (=a new and fairer system)

a rough/raw deal (=unfair treatment)

Women tend to get a raw deal from employers.

4

 it's a deal

spoken used to say that you agree to do something:

OK, it's a deal.

5

cards

 [singular] when you give out cards to players in a card game[↪ dealer]:

It's your deal, Alison.

6

wood

 [uncountable] British English fir or pine wood used for making things:

a deal table

7

 a deal of something

old-fashioned a large amount of something

➔ big deal

big deal [singular] spoken

1 used to say that you do not think something is as important as someone else thinks it is:

It's just a game. If you lose, big deal.

What's the big deal? It's only a birthday, not the end of the world.

It's no big deal. Everybody forgets things sometimes.

2 an important or exciting event or situation:

This audition is a big deal for Joey.

3

 make a big deal of/out of/about something

to get too excited or upset about something, or make something seem more important than it is:

I know I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing, but I'm worried about you.