"square deal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: square deals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} square deal (plural square deals)
  1. A deal that is square (equitable); a fair deal. Related terms: square shooter (english: someone who deals fairly), square meal (english: which not only is a proper meal but also is one that is worth its price and thus an example of a square deal), New Deal (english: which promised the U.S. public a square deal, after the plutocratic stumbles of the Great Depression ripped them off (as they saw it))
    Sense id: en-square_deal-en-noun-SY7V6oj5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters

Inflected forms

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