megadeal

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noun

A transaction of very large size.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounmegadeal (plural megadeals)

plural megadeals

  1. informalA transaction of very large size.

    These aren’t the first megadeals cut by politicians that do not pass the smell test, but nobody has been swindled like the Yankee Stadium community.

    2009 January 25, Harvey Araton, “Tear Down Stadium and Build Up the Bronx”, in New York Times
    1 more example

    The megadeal could strengthen Microsoft’s standing in the video game industry, after a year and a half of negotiations with regulators around the world.

    2023 October 13, Kellen Browning, David McCabe, “Microsoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators’ Objections”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. informalA deal offering exceptional value for money.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishdeal
  6. Englishmegadeal

From mega- + deal.

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APA

megadeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadeal

MLA

“megadeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadeal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megadeal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadeal.

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