to work out a deal

  • 1work out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you work out a solution to a problem or mystery, you manage to find the solution by thinking or talking about it. [V P n (not pron)] Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise... [V P wh] It took me some… …

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  • 2work out — phrasal verb Word forms work out : present tense I/you/we/they work out he/she/it works out present participle working out past tense worked out past participle worked out 1) [transitive] to solve a problem by doing a calculation I was born in… …

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  • 3work out — phr verb Work out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑idea, ↑thing Work out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑agreement, ↑armistice, ↑average, ↑compromise, ↑cost, ↑deal, ↑detail, ↑ …

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  • 4work out — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accomplish, achieve, add, adjust, algebraize, amplify, answer, arrange, attain, attend, become of, bottom, bring off, calculate, carry into effect, carry into execution, carry off, carry out, carry through …

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  • 5deal — [n1] agreement, bargain accord, arrangement, buy, compromise, conception, contract, pact, pledge, prearrangement, transaction, understanding; concept 684 Ant. disagreement, misunderstanding deal [n2] amount, share abundance, degree, distribution …

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  • 6deal with — deal [n1] agreement, bargain accord, arrangement, buy, compromise, conception, contract, pact, pledge, prearrangement, transaction, understanding; concept 684 Ant. disagreement, misunderstanding deal [n2] amount, share abundance, degree,… …

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  • 7work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …

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  • 8work things out — ► to deal with a situation successfully, especially when there is a problem: »I ll try to work things out with our suppliers. Main Entry: ↑work …

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  • 9work — work1 [ wɜrk ] verb *** ▸ 1 have job ▸ 2 spend time doing something ▸ 3 operate well ▸ 4 have effect ▸ 5 move gradually ▸ 6 shape a substance ▸ 7 do calculation ▸ 8 grow crops on land ▸ 9 dig substances out ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to have a …

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  • 10deal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fair, good, sweet (AmE) ▪ bad, raw, rotten, rough ▪ Immigrants often get a bad deal when it comes …

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