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deal breaker

deal breaker noun: an issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to fail.

Noun

deal breaker (plural deal breakers)

  1. An issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to fail.
    • Near-synonyms: nonnegotiable (noun), prerequisite (noun), sine qua non
    • Sometimes the process of digging uncovered a deal breaker.2004, Mark A. Williams, Your Identity Zones: Who Am I? Who Are You? How Do We Get Along?, page 294
    Antonyms:
    dealmaker

Synonyms of deal breaker

Antonyms

Forms of deal breaker

pluraldeal breakers
alternative formdeal-breaker
alternative formdealbreaker

Words formed from deal breaker

Questions about deal breaker

What does deal breaker mean?
Deal breaker means an issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to fail.
What part of speech is deal breaker?
Deal breaker is a noun.
What is the plural of deal breaker?
The plural of deal breaker is deal breakers.

Words near deal breaker in the dictionary

  1. deal a bad hand
  2. deal a good hand
  3. deal a hand
  4. deal board
  5. deal boards
  6. deal breaker
  7. deal breakers
  8. deal dough
  9. deal flow
  10. deal flows
  11. deal in

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