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business deal

business deal

32 2.4
An agreement between companies or people to exchange goods and services for money
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪznəs diːl/
translation icon : trato comercial
  • After months of negotiation, we finally finalized the business deal to supply our products overseas.

The second thing when doing business deals is when you partner with somebody.

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Examples

Synonyms

deal
vsbusiness deal
1.4

An agreement, often about buying or selling

is an agreement mainly for buying or selling goods or services
transaction
vsbusiness deal
236 3.8

An exchange where someone pays money for goods or services

refers to the prior agreement that arranges those exchanges

Antonyms

384 3.0

A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time

How Big

merger
189 3.9
business deal
32 2.4
contract
2.8
handshake
117 1.0
small change
10 2.3

Surface Forms

business deal singular

Morphology

business + deal

The meaning 'an agreement in business' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'business' (commercial activity) with 'deal' (a negotiated agreement). This noun–noun composition follows a common, predictable compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

The phrase business deal comes from the simple scene of two people agreeing to trade: they set a price, swap money or goods, and often shake hands. The word deal here means the act of trading or agreeing, so business deal means 'an agreement to buy or sell'.