cut a deal

phrase

: to negotiate an agreement

The band cut a deal with the recording company.

Examples of cut a deal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Disney has cut a deal with Like Nastya, which has garnered more than 450 billion views across its 25 YouTube channels, with more than 450 million current subscribers. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

The informant cut a deal with prosecutors to record Vaughn and testify against him in exchange for drug charges against him being dropped. — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

And now, years on, the question of whether to press on or cut a deal is once again facing Iran. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Early employees of that company, prosecutors said, were assured that Thao had already cut a deal to buy hundreds of housing units from them. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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