Phrase guide

cut a deal

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To reach a negotiated agreement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • Mr. Jeffries’s troops have grown increasingly anxious this week about the possibility that Mr. Biden is going to cut an unsatisfactory deal to raise the debt limit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: make a deal, reach an agreement, strike a bargain

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

To cut a deck of cards in preparation for dealing them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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