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good deal

good deal noun: large number, amount, or extent.

Noun

good deal (plural good deals)

  1. (idiomatic, often, singular, usually) Large number, amount, or extent.
    • He made a good deal of trouble for us.
    • We have a good deal of territory to cover.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, deal.
    • I can offer you a good deal on that van.
    • There are plenty of good deals on flights.

Interjection

  1. (Southern US, especially, informal) Excellent! Used to indicate approval, or agreement.
    • You got everything packed? Good deal!
    • "You lucky duck! Say, how's Connor!!! Is he three now!!" "He's five, actually, and doing just great!" "Five!! Oh good deal! Gosh, I haven't seen him in ages! He must be getting SO BIG!"2002, Dale McGowan, Calling Bernadette's Bluff: A Novel, page 32

Examples of good deal in a sentence

  • The audience is generally unaware of the good deal of work that goes into its creation.
  • You may make a good deal of that little fact if properly worked.1838, Edgar Allan Poe, How to Write a Blackwood Article:
  • It meant a good deal of labour and much addition to my stock of general knowledge, without any extra expense worth the name.1825-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xvi
  • I gave him another thumbs up. […] "They will be ready." "Good deal.2020 November 18, Kevin Johnson, Bridging the Gap, The Wild Rose Press Inc, →ISBN:

Forms of good deal

pluralgood deals

Questions about good deal

What does good deal mean?
Good deal means large number, amount, or extent.
How do you use good deal in a sentence?
The audience is generally unaware of the good deal of work that goes into its creation.
What part of speech is good deal?
Good deal can be a noun or an interjection.
What is the plural of good deal?
The plural of good deal is good deals.

Words near good deal in the dictionary

  1. good cop, bad cop
  2. good cop-bad cop
  3. good cop/bad cop
  4. good cop–bad cop
  5. good day
  6. good deal
  7. good delivery
  8. good doctor
  9. good doctors
  10. good drunk
  11. good drunks

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