"sweetheart deal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sweetheart deal.ogg Forms: sweetheart deals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweetheart deal (plural sweetheart deals)
  1. (idiomatic, business) A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances. Wikipedia link: sweetheart deal Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Business Translations (transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other): margadh rúin [masculine] (Irish)

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