done and done

/ˈdʌn ˈænd ˈdʌn/

adjective

Agreed upon, mutually accepted.

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Meanings

adjectivedone and done (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAgreed upon, mutually accepted.

    I'll take your bet—there. And so Done and Done.

    1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC
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    ‘Done,’ says my master; ‘I’ll lay you a hundred golden guineas to a tester you don’t.’ ‘Done,’ says the gauger; and done and done’s enough between two gentlemen.

    1800, [Maria Edgeworth], “(please specify the page)”, in Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. […], London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, […] [b]y J. Crowder, […], →OCLC

    Done and done between gentlemen, is enough, sir; not that I set myself up for a gentleman, governor, but I've lived too long and too much in your respected sopciety not to hve l'arn'd some of the ways.

    1847, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter X, in The Crater; or, Vulcan’s Peak. A Tale of the Pacific. […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: Burgess, Stringer & Co., →OCLC, page 142
  2. not comparableDone thoroughly and satisfactorily.

    Done and done, he said to himself. And he felt pretty good. The anger and hurt that only a few hours before had been sharp and deep had dulled.

    1985, Robert Elman, Seasons of the Hunter: An Anthology, page 133
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    Bob, you've done good work setting up and maintaining your site, and if you want to setup^([sic]) a WinACE page as a service to the empire community, I have no > objection. Feel free to link simons@iglou.com as the email address for / Done and done! It will be up in a few days and it will have it's^([sic]) own separate section with screen shots, etc. If you don't like what you see just let me know privately via my email address and I'll fix it.

    2001, Bob Dalton, “WinACE client offer”, in rec.games.empire (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

done and done. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/done%20and%20done

MLA

“done and done.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/done%20and%20done. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “done and done,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/done%20and%20done.

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