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seal the deal

seal the deal verb: to come to an agreement; to finalize a deal.

Verb

seal the deal (third-person singular simple present seals the deal, present participle sealing the deal, simple past and past participle sealed the deal)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To come to an agreement; to finalize a deal.
    • After completing a medical and the requisite paperwork on Tuesday to seal the deal, Di María said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Spain and there were a lot of clubs interested in me, but United is the only club that I would have...2014 August 26, Jamie Jackson, “Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real”, in The Guardian

Forms of seal the deal

third-person singular presentseals the deal
present participlesealing the deal
past participlesealed the deal
pastsealed the deal

Questions about seal the deal

What does seal the deal mean?
Seal the deal means to come to an agreement; to finalize a deal.
What part of speech is seal the deal?
Seal the deal is a verb.
What is the past tense of seal the deal?
The past tense of seal the deal is sealed the deal.

Words near seal the deal in the dictionary

  1. seal script
  2. seal scripts
  3. seal someone's fate
  4. seal stone
  5. seal stones
  6. seal the deal
  7. seal up
  8. seal'd
  9. seal-bird
  10. seal-birds
  11. seal-hunter

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