side deal

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noun

a transaction between two people for their private benefit, which is subsidiary to a contract negotiated by them on behalf of the organizations they represent

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Words nearby side deal

side chain, side chair, sidecheck, side curl, sided, side deal, side dish, side-dress, side dressing, side drum, side effect

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Example sentences from the Web for side deal

“Personally, I deal with manners of righteousness and God,” he says.
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Speculation raged that Duke agreed not to run as part of the deal, though it was never proven.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
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So in that sense we have gotten close to the families that have lost loved ones, be it from one side or the other.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
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She skilfully manages the side-lights, and by this means produces strong effects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
They are very urgent questions; our sons and daughters will have to begin to deal with them from the moment they leave college.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.
Children's Ways|James Sully
When the women came, he was preparing to go to the west side for his daily visit with Mrs. Pruitt.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

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