megadeal

noun

mega·​deal ˈme-gə-ˌdēl How to pronounce megadeal (audio)
: a business deal involving a lot of money

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Discovery investments days after the announcement of a megadeal between the two media giants, among other purchases, according to a financial disclosure from the White House, renewing questions from ethics experts around potential conflicts of interest. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026 The megadeal sparked outcry around baseball over competitive imbalance, with some calling for a salary cap, while the Dodgers remain within MLB rules. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 The purchase of the Netflix and WBD debt securities began just a week after the two companies inked their megadeal, though David Ellison’s Paramount is trying to pry WBD away from Netflix with a hostile tender offer, and a potential proxy fight. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026 Los Angeles coveted the four-time All-Star all winter but would not entertain a long-term megadeal that most industry pundits expected for Tucker. Katie Woo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for megadeal

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First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megadeal was in 1978

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“Megadeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megadeal. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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