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good deal
noun
: a considerable quantity or extent : lot
knows a good deal about disease
a good deal faster
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of good deal in a Sentence
he knows a good deal about the current situation in Africa
Recent Examples on the Web
Originally, doorbusters were in-store, exclusive, eye-wateringly good deals that often required shoppers to arrive early—and sometimes camp out for hours or days—to score them.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Baseball is the subject of a good deal of classic American writing.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
When Americans started shopping with gusto again, their perception of a good deal was forever warped.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Other fast food chains participating in spooky good deals include Baskin-Robbins, where instead of candy, trick-or-treaters can treat themselves to 31% off of ice cream scoops ordered on the app for Halloween.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of good deal was
before the 12th century
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“Good deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20deal. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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