Aug 30, 2022 12:44
1 yr ago
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English term

deal

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"Our Big Deal Deal"

"Doing it from USD XXX is a big deal deal".

I don't know why there are two deals in the above sentences.

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arrangement

A business deal refers to a mutual agreement or communication between two or more parties who want to do business. The deal is usually carried out between a seller and a buyer to exchange items of value such as goods, services, information, and money. It is considered to be completed or finalized if two or more parties reach an agreement on the terms and conditions of the deal.

https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/de...

Deal has several meanings, including arrangement, agreement, etc.

Whereas, the definition of big deal is
something of special importance
what's the big deal?
—sometimes used ironically as an interjection
Examples of big deal in a Sentence
The party was a big deal.
The cost didn't seem like much to me, but I know it was a big deal for many people.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big deal

A Big Deal deal is a play on words and could mean 'an arrangement of considerable importance'. Obviously the meaning depends on the context.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yvonne Gallagher
51 mins
Thank you, Yvonne :-)
agree Tony M : Yes, it's a "deal" that is very much a "big deal" (worthwhile, major, etc.)
53 mins
Thanks, Tony :-)
agree Kiet Bach : "big deal" is used as an adjective to modify "deal" (the second one).
10 hrs
Thank you, Kiet :-)
agree Cilian O'Tuama : I'd be inclined to hyphenate it: a big-deal deal, seeing as it's an adjective. But hey.
14 hrs
Yes, I agree, though I hadn't thought about it as the asker wanted to know why 'deal' was written twice. Thank you for your opinion, Cilian :-)
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It's done for Emphasis

It is very much a saying that this deal in particular is very much a big deal, in a rather informal way.
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway
11 mins
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : I think Helena already fully explained this
26 mins
disagree Sarah Naden : Although the repetition has an emphatic result, there is linguistic meaning (it's a deal (offer) that is a big deal (significant thing))
1 day 20 hrs
neutral Tony M : I agree with Sarah's comment above.
55 days
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Reference comments

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Reference:

big deal

Meaning of Idiom ‘Big Deal’
A big deal is something that is very important, special, or a matter of great interest. 1,2,3
This idiom can also be used to mean “who cares?” or to express, ironically, that one does not consider a matter important or notable.
https://www.idioms.online/big-deal/
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