deal betydelse and definition

Betydelse av deal på svenska

• 0 an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business:

  • a business deal

  • The unions and management have made a two-year pay and productivity deal.

  • I'll make/do a deal with you - you wash the car and I'll let you use it tonight.

  • She got a good deal (= paid a low price) on her new house.

  • Is industry getting a raw/rough deal from (= being unfairly/badly treated by) the EU?

• 1 a large amount:

  • She spends a good deal of her time in China.

  • A great deal of effort has gone into making the software reliable.

  • They still need a great deal more money to finish the project.

• 2 the act of dealing (= sharing out) something, especially playing cards:

  • It's your deal (= turn to deal).

• 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.:

  • The book cases were made of deal.

  • a deal table

• 4 to do business:

  • We only deal with companies which have a good credit record.

  • slang How long had she been dealing (= selling drugs) before she was arrested?

  • slang He was suspected of dealing (= selling) cocaine.

• 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:

  • They bargained with each other but finally agreed to a deal.

  • She got a really good deal (= paid a low price) on her new car.

• 7 a large amount or very much:

  • She used to talk a great deal about her childhood in Indiana.

• 8 a turn to give out playing cards:

  • It’s your deal.

• 9 to do business with or be involved with someone or something:

  • [ I ] We only deal with companies that have a good credit record.

  • [ I ] They mainly deal in (= buy and sell) mutual funds.

• 10 to give or give out something, esp. playing cards:

  • [ I/T ] Whose turn is it to deal (the cards)?

  • [ T ] fig. Tonight’s defeat dealt a blow to (= damaged) her hopes of making it to the finals.

• 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.

  • We did a great deal with our suppliers.

  • 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.

• 12 a good, or lower than usual, price:

  • a good/excellent, etc. deal I got a good deal on my new phone contract.

  • a deal on sth The hotel also offers deals on the hire of bicycles.

• 13 an agreement or arrangement that has been made and is now certain to happen:

  • The takeover is far from a done deal.