done deal

noun

: fait accompli
thought the trade was a done deal

Examples of done deal in a Sentence

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Autograph has also done deals with certain content creators, paying them for marketing support. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2024 For example, Ticketmaster is the primary ticketing partner for most NFL teams, though SeatGeek has done deals with the Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Washington Commanders, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 July 2024 Fewer than 10 million of the ad-tier users are in the U.S., according to ad firms that have done deals with the company (Netflix has not revealed ad revenue in its earnings and has not disclosed the domestic ad-tier subscriber number). Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024 And in both Sweden and Finland, center-right parties have recently done deals with extreme-right nationalist leaders so as to be able to form governments. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for done deal 

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of done deal was in 1979

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“Done deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/done%20deal. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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