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1great\ deal — • good deal • great deal noun informal A large amount; much. Used with a . Mrs. Walker s long illness cost her a good deal. George spends a great deal of his time watching television. Often used like an adverb. Cleaning up after the party took a… …
2great deal — noun (often followed by of ) a large number or amount or extent (Freq. 10) a batch of letters a deal of trouble a lot of money he made a mint on the stock market see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos it must have cost plenty …
3great deal — See: GOOD DEAL …
4great deal — See: GOOD DEAL …
5great deal — Synonyms and related words: a deal, a great deal, a lot, abundantly, as all creation, as all get out, batch, beaucoup, considerable, considerably, deal, ever so, ever so much, galore, gobs, good deal, greatly, heap, heaps, highly, in great… …
6great deal of — • good deal of • great deal of much; a lot of (+ uncountable noun) …
7a great deal — adverb 1. to a very great degree or extent (Freq. 1) I feel a lot better we enjoyed ourselves very much she was very much interested this would help a great deal • Syn: ↑a lot, ↑lots, ↑ …
8(a) great deal of — a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me …
9(a) great deal — a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me …
10a great deal — to a very much extent (e.g., we enjoyed ourselves a great deal at the party ); not often or in large quantities (e.g., I don t drink a great deal of alcohol ) …
