good deal

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Noun

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good deal (plural good deals)

  1. (idiomatic, usually singular, often with indefinite article) Large number, amount, or extent.
    He made a good deal of trouble for us.
    We have a good deal of territory to cover.
    The audience is generally unaware of the good deal of work that goes into its creation.
    • 1838, Edgar Allan Poe, How to Write a Blackwood Article:
      You may make a good deal of that little fact if properly worked.
    • 1825-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xvi[1]:
      A friend suggested that, if I really wanted to have the satisfaction of taking a difficult examination, I should pass the London Matriculation. It meant a good deal of labour and much addition to my stock of general knowledge, without any extra expense worth the name. I welcomed the suggestion. But the syllabus frightened me. Latin and a modern language were compulsory!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good,‎ deal.
    I can offer you a good deal on that van.
    There are plenty of good deals on flights.

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Interjection

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good deal

  1. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
    You got everything packed? Good deal!

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