cut a deal en · VERB
Meanings
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(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.
- (obsolete) To cut a deck of cards in preparation for dealing them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |