- deal
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ fair, good, sweet (AmE)▪ bad, raw, rotten, rough▪
Immigrants often get a bad deal when it comes to pay.
▪ blockbuster (AmE, informal), major▪They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.
▪ exclusive▪The TV station has signed an exclusive deal to show every game of the season.
▪ lucrative▪ five-year, etc.▪ long-term▪ compromise (esp. BrE)▪ cut-price (BrE)▪The company are offering cut-price deals on many flights.
▪ shady▪He has been mixed up in several shady deals with arms dealers.
▪ back-room, secret▪ sweetheart (= unfairly treating one person or company better than another) (AmE)▪They can't offer us a sweetheart deal on the rental fees we pay.
▪ package▪The union accepted a package deal including higher pensions.
▪ business, financial, political, trade▪ record▪The band eventually signed a record deal.
▪ endorsement, financing, pay, sponsorship▪ licensing▪ arms, weapons▪ peace▪ last-minute▪ two-book, three-picture, etc.▪The band signed a two-album deal with a record company.
VERB + DEAL▪ agree (BrE), agree on, agree to, close, complete, conclude, cut (informal), do, finalize, ink (AmE, informal), make, reach, seal, sign, strike▪Management and unions have agreed a new deal on pay and productivity.
▪I'll make a deal with you—I'll work evenings if you'll work weekends.
▪ arrange, broker, hammer out, negotiate, structure (esp. AmE), work out▪The company structured a deal to purchase the competitor out of bankruptcy.
▪ clinch, get, land, secure, swing (informal, esp. AmE), win▪Nurses have taken to the streets to get a fair deal from the government.
▪ have▪She has a lucrative deal with a cosmetics company.
▪ pull out of▪We pulled out of the deal because of rising costs.
▪ nix (AmE, informal), scupper▪Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics.
▪ offer (sb), propose▪ announce▪ pursue, seek▪The company hopes to pursue similar deals with other providers.
▪ accept, approve▪Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits.
▪ block, oppose, reject▪ sweeten▪He even sweetened the deal with a $5 000 signing bonus.
DEAL + VERB▪ go ahead, happen▪The pay deal will not now go ahead.
▪ fall apart, fall through▪The deal fell through when the author received a more attractive offer.
▪ involve sb/sth▪ allow sth▪ expireDEAL + NOUN▪ maker▪business brokers and other deal makers (esp. AmE)
▪ breaker, killer (informal, both esp. AmE)▪Lack of accounting clarity can discourage investors and become a deal breaker.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the deal▪They took over the company in a £750 000 deal.
▪ under a/the deal▪Under the deal, you save money if you repay the loan early.
▪ deal between▪a deal between Brazil and Argentina
▪ deal from▪You may get a better deal from another bank.
▪ deal on▪I got a very good deal on my new car.
▪ deal over▪The unions are ready to do a deal over pay.
▪ deal with▪The company has done a deal with the cleaning staff.
PHRASES▪ get a fair deal, get a square deal▪The union tries to get a square deal for all its members.
▪ part of the deal▪An increased pay offer is part of the deal.
▪ the terms of the deal▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Under the terms of the deal, the band has to make two albums a year.
verbADVERB▪ directlyPREPOSITION▪ in▪The business deals in second-hand books.
▪ with▪Our factory deals directly with its customers.
PHRASAL VERBdeal with sthADVERB▪ quickly, speedily▪ at length, fully▪This topic is dealt with at greater length in the following chapter.
▪ adequately, effectively▪ fairly, honestly, properly▪You have not dealt fairly with me.
▪ harshly▪ easily▪Not all complaints are so easily dealt with.
▪ separately▪The two issues should be dealt with separately.
▪ togetherPHRASES▪ a way of dealing with sth▪We discussed different ways of dealing with the problem.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
