I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fair , good , sweet ( AmE )
▪ bad , raw , rotten , rough
▪
Immigrants often get a bad ~ when it comes to pay.
▪ blockbuster ( AmE , informal ), major
▪
They are hoping to clinch a major ~ to supply computers to the army.
▪ exclusive
▪
The TV station has signed an exclusive ~ to show every game of the season.
▪ lucrative
▪ five-year , etc.
▪ long-term
▪ compromise ( esp. BrE )
▪ cut-price ( BrE )
▪
The company are offering cut-price ~s on many flights.
▪ shady
▪
He has been mixed up in several shady ~s with arms dealers.
▪ back-room , secret
▪ sweetheart (= unfairly treating one person or company better than another) ( AmE )
▪
They can't offer us a sweetheart ~ on the rental fees we pay.
▪ package
▪
The union accepted a package ~ including higher pensions.
▪ business , financial , political , trade
▪ record
▪
The band eventually signed a record ~.
▪ endorsement , financing , pay , sponsorship
▪ licensing
▪ arms , weapons
▪ peace
▪ last-minute
▪ two-book , three-picture , etc.
▪
The band signed a two-album ~ with a record company.
VERB + DEAL
▪ agree ( BrE ), agree on , agree to , close , complete , conclude , cut ( informal ), do , finalize , ink ( AmE , informal ), make , reach , seal , sign , strike
▪
Management and unions have agreed a new ~ on pay and productivity.
▪
I'll make a ~ with you—I'll work evenings if you'll work weekends.
▪ arrange , broker , hammer out , negotiate , structure ( esp. AmE ), work out
▪
The company structured a ~ to purchase the competitor out of bankruptcy.
▪ clinch , get , land , secure , swing ( informal , esp. AmE ), win
▪
Nurses have taken to the streets to get a fair ~ from the government.
▪ have
▪
She has a lucrative ~ with a cosmetics company.
▪ pull out of
▪
We pulled out of the ~ because of rising costs.
▪ nix ( AmE , informal ), scupper
▪
Any sponsorship ~ would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics.
▪ offer (sb) , propose
▪ announce
▪ pursue , seek
▪
The company hopes to pursue similar ~s with other providers.
▪ accept , approve
▪
Staff have accepted a ~ offering them a 2% share of profits.
▪ block , oppose , reject
▪ sweeten
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He even sweetened the ~ with a $5 000 signing bonus.
DEAL + VERB
▪ go ahead , happen
▪
The pay ~ will not now go ahead.
▪ fall apart , fall through
▪
The ~ fell through when the author received a more attractive offer.
▪ involve sb/sth
▪ allow sth
▪ expire
DEAL + NOUN
▪ maker
▪
business brokers and other ~ makers ( esp. AmE )
▪ breaker , killer ( informal , both esp. AmE )
▪
Lack of accounting clarity can discourage investors and become a ~ breaker.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
They took over the company in a £750 000 ~.
▪ under a/the ~
▪
Under the ~, you save money if you repay the loan early.
▪ ~ between
▪
a ~ between Brazil and Argentina
▪ ~ from
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You may get a better ~ from another bank.
▪ ~ on
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I got a very good ~ on my new car.
▪ ~ over
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The unions are ready to do a ~ over pay.
▪ ~ with
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The company has done a ~ with the cleaning staff.
PHRASES
▪ get a fair ~ , get a square ~
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The union tries to get a square ~ for all its members.
▪ part of the ~
▪
An increased pay offer is part of the ~.
▪ the terms of the ~
▪
Under the terms of the ~, the band has to make two albums a year.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ directly
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
The business ~s in second-hand books.
▪ with
▪
Our factory ~s directly with its customers.
PHRASAL VERB
deal with sth
ADVERB
▪ quickly , speedily
▪ at length , fully
▪
This topic is dealt with at greater length in the following chapter.
▪ adequately , effectively
▪ fairly , honestly , properly
▪
You have not dealt fairly with me.
▪ harshly
▪ easily
▪
Not all complaints are so easily dealt with.
▪ separately
▪
The two issues should be dealt with separately.
▪ together
PHRASES
▪ a way of ~ing with sth
▪
We discussed different ways of ~ing with the problem.
Deal is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ blow , ↑ card , ↑ hand , ↑ setback