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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cut a deal en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To reach a negotiated agreement.
    • Mr. Jeffries’s troops have grown increasingly anxious this week about the possibility that Mr. Biden is going to cut an unsatisfactory deal to raise the debt limit.
  2. (obsolete) To cut a deck of cards in preparation for dealing them.

Forms

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cuts a deal Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cutting a deal Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cut a deal Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cut a deal Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

it's a deal

Synonyms

strike a bargain · reach an agreement · make a deal