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to finalizing the deal

to finalizing the deal

2 3.5
To complete the steps to make a business agreement official
  • phrasal verb
  • US
translation icon : finalizar el acuerdo
  • The TPP deal is strongly supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest business lobby in the United States, as well as by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who has urged the U.S. to finalize the deal as fast as possible.

If I don't do calls with brands unless we finalize the deal.

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Examples

  • The Lakers are finalizing the deal to hire JJ Reddick as their next head coach.

    The 85 South Comedy Show

  • Instead of finalizing the deal, the MLB owners tabled the vote and made no decision.

    Blog text (2)

  • My dad's in L.A. finalizing the deal.

    The Big Hit (1998)

  • They're upstairs finalizing the deal right now.

    Long Shot (2019)

  • In July 1994, efforts to finalize the deal were interrupted by the sudden death of Kim Il Sung.

    Academic text (2003)

  • "It was three million when we finalized the deal, but the yen had another uptick.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I'm going to Philadelphia tonight to finalize the deal with Hank Rearden.

    Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

  • The company is meeting with investors this week to finalize the deal for the new project.

  • After months of negotiations, they are finally ready to finalize the deal and move forward.

  • She gathered all the paperwork needed to finalize the deal by the end of the month.

Synonyms

conclusion
vsto finalizing the deal
  • Formal
45 3.3

The formal end of an agreement or talks

is about completing the negotiation process before the formal ending
settlement
vsto finalizing the deal
  • Specialized
34 3.5

The final action that pays debts and closes a business or financial deal

focuses on completing the negotiation process rather than only financial operations
sign-off
vsto finalizing the deal
  • Formal
3 4.2

Final approval that allows a document or project to finish

means completing the negotiation process rather than just approving paperwork
consummation
vsto finalizing the deal
  • Formal
3 7.6

The act of finishing something so it is complete

is used for completing the negotiation process rather than any general ending
finalization
vsto finalizing the deal
  • US
1 5.1

Completing something so it is ready to use

applies specifically to finishing an agreement process rather than any completion
finishing
vsto finalizing the deal
2.5

The moment something comes to an end

refers to completing a negotiation process, not ending any ordinary task

How Final

to finalizing the deal
  • US
2 3.5
to close
∞ 1.0
to contract
  • Formal
64 3.5
to negotiate
  • Formal
801 3.7
to start
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

finalizing the deal infinitive
finalized the deal past
finalized the deal past participle
finalizing the deal present participle
finalizes the deal third person singular

Morphology

finalize + the + deal

The phrase is directly compositional: 'finalize' means to complete the last details and 'deal' means a negotiated agreement, so 'finalizing the deal' clearly means completing the agreement. This is a standard verb + object construction and a common business collocation that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and basic grammar will readily understand.

Etymology

Finalizing the deal comes from the simple image of finishing a business agreement: someone adds the last signature or gives a final handshake so the paper is official, with finalizing meaning 'making final' and deal meaning 'agreement'. So, it means 'completing an agreement'.