cut a deal

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]

Example Sentences

While David Guetta DJ’d, the Blue Owl executives cut a deal to acquire IPI Partners, an investment firm that owned and operated big data-centers for Amazon and Microsoft.

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Even after eight moderate Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans, absent subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, to end the shutdown on Sunday evening, the party’s sweeping victory in the Nov. 4 elections has provided a jolt of energy they hope will carry them through to the 2026 midterms.

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For example, it cut a deal to manage and brand a $500 million golf and resort project in Oman.

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In 2011 the Vatican cut a deal with the regime to send the Black Spring prisoners into exile.

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The more Mr. Biden restrained Israel or blocked arms shipments, the less reason Hamas had to cut a deal.

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