cut a deal

English

Verb

cut a deal (third-person singular simple present cuts a deal, present participle cutting a deal, simple past and past participle cut a deal)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To reach a negotiated agreement.

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

   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.

2. (obsolete) To cut a deck of cards in preparation for dealing them.

Related terms

• it's a deal

Further reading

• “cut a deal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “cut a deal”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “cut a deal” (US) / “cut a deal” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.