deal
Từ điển Collocation
deal noun
ADJ. fair, good | 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 all United's home games. | lucrative | five-year, etc. | long-term | compromise | cut-price The company are offering cut-price deals on many flights. | shady He has been mixed up in several shady deals with arms dealers. | package The union accepted a package deal including higher pension and longer holiday allowance. | business, financial, political, trade | pay, sponsorship | arms, weapons | two-book, three-film, etc. The band signed a two-album deal with a record company.
VERB + DEAL agree, arrange, close, complete, conclude, cut, do, make, negotiate, 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. | clinch, get, secure, 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 Britain pulled out of the deal because of rising costs. | scupper Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics. | offer [sb], propose | accept Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits. | reject
DEAL + VERB go ahead The pay deal will not now go ahead. | fall apart, fall through The deal fell through when the author received a more attractive offer.
PREP. in a/the ~ They took over the company in a £750,000 deal. | under a/the ~ Under the deal, you save money if you repay the loan early. | ~ between a deal between France and Spain | ~ from You may get a better deal from another bank. | ~ on I got a very good deal on my new car. | ~ over The unions are ready to do a deal over pay. | ~ with The company has done a deal with the catering staff.
PHRASES get/have a bad/raw/rotten/rough deal Immigrants often get a bad deal when it comes to pay. | get/have a fair/square deal The union tries to get a square deal for all its members. | part of the deal Increased holiday allowance is part of the deal. | the terms of the deal Under the terms of the deal, the band has to make two albums a year. > Special page at BUSINESS
Từ điển WordNet
- a particular instance of buying or selling; trade, business deal
it was a package deal
I had no further trade with him
he's a master of the business deal
- an agreement between parties [usually arrived at after discussion] fixing obligations of each; bargain
he made a bargain with the devil
he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
- [often followed by `of'] a large number or amount or extent; batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess,
mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
it must have cost plenty
- a plank of softwood [fir or pine board]
- wood that is easy to saw [from conifers such as pine or fir]; softwood
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; hand
I didn't hold a good hand all evening
he kept trying to see my hand
- the type of treatment received [especially as the result of an agreement]
he got a good deal on his car
- the act of distributing playing cards
the deal was passed around the table clockwise
- the act of
apportioning or distributing something
the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions
n.
- deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; cover, treat, handle, plow, address
This book deals with incest
The course covered all of Western Civilization
The new book treats the history of China
- take action with respect to [someone or something]
How are we going to deal with this problem?
The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; consider, take, look at
Take the case of China
Consider the following case
- come to terms or deal successfully with; cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage
We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
- administer or bestow, as in small portions; distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
administer critical remarks to everyone present
dole out some money
shell out pocket money for the children
deal a blow to someone
- do
business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; sell, trade
She deals in gold
The brothers sell shoes
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; manage, care, handle
I can deal with this crew of workers
This blender can't handle nuts
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
- behave in a certain way towards others
He deals fairly with his employees
- distribute
to the players in a game
Who's dealing?
- direct the course of; manage or control; conduct, carry on
You cannot conduct business like this
- give out as one's portion or share; share, divvy up, portion out, apportion
- give [a specific card] to a player
He dealt me the Queen of Spades
- sell
deal hashish
v.
English Slang Dictionary
1.
to date, sleep with, and/or have a relationship of questionable seriousness with someone:"Do you and Chris still deal? She's got a boyfriend, but she and Chad are still dealing."
2. to sell any illegal drug
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
deals|dealt|dealing
syn.: act agreement allot bargain behave buy compact give grant sell trade
transaction understanding