0 an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business:
2 the act of dealing (= sharing out) something, especially playing cards:
3 the pale, soft wood of a pine or fir tree (= types of tree that do not lose their leaves), used for making furniture, etc.:
4 to do business:
5 to give or share out something, especially playing cards:
Whose turn is it to deal?
Would you like to deal (out) the cards?
[ + two objects ] Deal them five cards each./Deal five cards to each of them.
We have only a small amount of food and clothing to deal out to each refugee.
The latest trade figures have dealt a severe blow to hopes of an early economic recovery.
6 an agreement or arrangement, esp. in business:
8 a turn to give out playing cards:
It’s your deal.
9 to do business with or be involved with someone or something:
11 an agreement or arrangement made between two people or companies:
do/make a deal A spokeswoman for the agency said they would not give any further information until they are close to making a deal.
cut/strike a deal After several weeks of talks no deal has been struck.
close/seal a deal They anticipate closing the deal in 60 to 90 days, pending environmental and financial reviews.
back out of/pull out of a deal He suspected them of trying to back out of the deal.
Green only goes into business deals if he can see a way of turning a problem into a profit.
The President's team has been very active in pushing trade deals.
The proposed deal between the two companies had fallen through.
a £20 million/$14bn, etc. deal Stannard bought the company in a £20 million deal.
a deal to do sth This week the company concluded a deal to sell 313 of its stores.
13 an agreement or arrangement that has been made and is now certain to happen:
They backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract.
Do you think the government should try to strike a deal with the terrorists?
We won't be able to make a profit on the deal unless we raise the sale price.
After some tough bargaining, we finally agreed on a deal.
Our firm could lose a lot of money if the deal is unsuccessful.
I've been in this job for 30 years, and I've picked up a good deal of expertise along the way.
0 Much, a lot, lots, a good deal: adverbs
We use much, a lot, lots and a good deal as adverbs to refer to frequency, quantity and degree.
We use much in questions and negative clauses to talk about degrees of something. We put it in end position:
2 A lot, a good deal and a great deal
We can use a lot, a good deal and a great deal as adverbs of frequency, quantity or degree:
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協議, (尤指商業上的)協議,交易, 數量…
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协议, (尤指商业上的)协议,交易, 数量…
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trato, repartir, trato [masculine]…
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trato, acordo, acerto…
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(iş) anlaşma, aynı fikirde olma, satın alınan bir şey için ödenen miktar…
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transaction [feminine], marché [masculine], affaire [feminine]…
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