a good deal
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Also, a great deal. See under good deal.
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Also, a great deal.
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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 .
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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]
Example Sentences
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“There is a good deal of comfort that, even when the market is done, these absolute yields are something to lock in.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
He made a lot of movies and, though you might not have noticed, a good deal of television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
There’s a big industry built around the secondhand market, and if you look in the right places, you can find a good deal without getting fleeced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
“Yes,” said John Knightley, “and I think we shall have a good deal of it.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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