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great deal

great deal noun: large number, amount, or extent; profusion.

Noun

great deal (plural great deals)

  1. (idiomatic, singular, usually) Large number, amount, or extent; profusion.
    • We have a great deal of territory to cover.
    • Few expressed any great deal of confidence in the legislative branch.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see great, deal.
    • I got a great deal on a motorcycle.
    • There are plenty of great deals on flights.

Examples of great deal in a sentence

  • The audience is generally unaware of the great deal of work that goes into its creation.
  • They didn't realize he had this great deal of intellectual depth.
  • There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
  • The low-keyed vision of Poland as a small and humble supplicant of the European Union still has a great deal of supporters.2008, Andrzej Nowak, History and geopolitics: a contest for Eastern Europe, page 195:

Forms of great deal

pluralgreat deals

Questions about great deal

What does great deal mean?
Great deal means large number, amount, or extent; profusion.
How do you use great deal in a sentence?
The audience is generally unaware of the great deal of work that goes into its creation.
What part of speech is great deal?
Great deal is a noun.
What is the plural of great deal?
The plural of great deal is great deals.

Words near great deal in the dictionary

  1. Great Cumbrae
  2. Great Dalby
  3. Great Dane
  4. Great Danes
  5. Great Dawley
  6. great deal
  7. Great Depression
  8. Great Divergence
  9. great divide
  10. great divides
  11. Great Dividing Range

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