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

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

If you have used a free version of an ChatGPT or its AI rivals, then you are obviously getting a good deal.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

You don’t have to stick to Apple-branded cables and bricks, but you should know how to distinguish a good deal from a potential hazard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He was breathing hard and, with a good deal of coughing and hawing, he began to tell me about something he wanted me to have a look at in his office.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt