good deal
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.26 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Large number, amount, or extent.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, deal.
Example Sentences
- "He made a good deal of trouble for us."
- "We have a good deal of territory to cover."
- "The audience is generally unaware of the good deal of work that goes into its creation."
- "You may make a good deal of that little fact if properly worked."
- "A friend suggested that, if I really wanted to have the satisfaction of taking a difficult examination, I should pass the London Matriculation. It meant a good deal of labour and much addition to my stock of general knowledge, without any extra expense worth the name. I welcomed the suggestion. But the syllabus frightened me. Latin and a modern language were compulsory!"
- "She is popular with passengers as an all-weather vessel, but rather the reverse with yachtsmen as she has at times proved somewhat unwieldy, and certainly takes up a good deal of space in the narrow channels."
Usage
Inflected Forms
good deals (plural)