a good deal

Idioms  

1. Also, a great deal. See under good deal.

2. Also, a great deal.

3. A large but indefinite quantity, as in He has a good (or great ) deal of money ; also, to a large extent or degree, as in “I bled ... a great deal” (from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe , 1719). Also see good many .

4. A very successful transaction or business agreement; a bargain. For example, The new agent got him a great deal , or Only $50,000 for all that land? That's a good deal . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

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a good deal

While the actor performed in a lot of films, he also made a good deal of appearances on television in comedic roles, including on ‘Roseanne,’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Will & Grace.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Another unanswered question is whether Villa see the Saudi money for a striker turning 31 in December - and who had been in and out of Emery's team last season - as a good deal.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

We did talk about this a good deal during our series two years ago, “How Originalism Ate the Law.”

From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026

Pricing a superior — and curative — drug at a similar level as the currently available treatment seemed like a good deal.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

It was July, and Hugh and I were taking the Paris Métro from our neighborhood to a store where we hoped to buy a good deal of burlap.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris