"seal the deal" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-seal the deal.ogg [Australia] Forms: seals the deal [present, singular, third-person], sealing the deal [participle, present], sealed the deal [participle, past], sealed the deal [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} seal the deal (third-person singular simple present seals the deal, present participle sealing the deal, simple past and past participle sealed the deal)
  1. (idiomatic) To come to an agreement; to finalise the deal. Tags: idiomatic

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