cut a deal

Idioms  

1. Offer or arrange an agreement or compromise, as in The administration is hoping to cut a deal with Japan. This expression uses deal in the sense of “business transaction.” [Colloquial; 1970s]

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Example Sentences

In April, Jane Street cut a deal to invest $1 billion in AI computing company CoreWeave and spend $6 billion to use its AI cloud platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

In 2024, the city cut a deal to provide $15 million in subsidized rent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But Storch, who missed out being named the preferred bidder to Bord in December, returned to the table to cut a deal with the administrators.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

SpaceX last autumn cut a deal to buy spectrum from Charlie Ergen’s floundering EchoStar for $20 billion with the goal of bolstering its direct-to-cell service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The feds cut a deal with Morrison: in return for getting his arrest warrant for assault quashed, he would work as an informant on the Osage murder cases.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann