From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstrike a bargain/dealstrike a bargain/dealAGREEto agree to do something for someone if they do something for you There are rumors that the president struck a private deal with the corporation’s chairman. → strike
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strike a bargain/deal• Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.• Orlando, Florida, even struck a deal in which a developer built a new city hall.• So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.• Ascend recently struck a deal to sell equipment to Pac Bell.• Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.• The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.• The company initially had struck a deal with Motorola.• He struck a deal with the International Postal Union and received a copy of every stamp issued anywhere in the world. 