"done deal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-done deal.ogg [Australia] Forms: done deals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} done deal (plural done deals)
  1. (idiomatic) An agreement that has been finally resolved or decided. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: fait accompli, done dotta [rare, slang]
    Sense id: en-done_deal-en-noun-Wta56iEU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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