sweetheart deal — UK US noun [C] DISAPPROVING COMMERCE ► an agreement between two organizations that offers advantages to both but is unfair to competitors: »The oil magnate accused the state owned oil company of overpaying for a smaller company in a sweetheart… … Financial and business terms
Sweetheart Deal — A merger, a sale or an agreement in which one party in the deal presents the other party with very attractive terms and conditions. The terms of a sweetheart deal are usually so lucrative that it is difficult to justify turning the offer down.… … Investment dictionary
sweetheart deal — The term sweetheart deal is used to refer to an abnormally lucrative arrangement between two parties. Opponents say the contract was awarded to the builder as part of a sweetheart deal, and is therefore illegal … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sweetheart deal — noun A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances. Steven Matthews, described the lease last week as a sweetheart deal that gives too… … Wiktionary
sweetheart deal — noun, pl ⋯ deals [count] chiefly US : an unusually good arrangement or agreement that helps someone who has a lot of influence or who knows someone important He got a sweetheart deal on the new job/car because he knows the manager … Useful english dictionary
sweetheart deal — n. a deal made between friends so that both may profit well. (Such deals usually involve illegal or unethical practices.) □ They found that the mayor was involved in a number of sweetheart deals. □ Most of the general contractors in town would be … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sweetheart deal — /ˈswithat dil/ (say sweethaht deel) noun a private agreement reached between two parties, as an employer and a trade union, to their mutual advantage, often made without proper regard for other parties affected or society as a whole: *governments …
sweetheart deal — A mutually profitable but illegal arrangement, usually between a business and a government agency … American business jargon
sweetheart — sweet‧heart [ˈswiːthɑːt ǁ hɑːrt] adjective [only before a noun] a sweetheart deal, contract, agreement etc is unfair because it gives people who know each other well or have a lot of influence an unfair advantage: • Some executives have been… … Financial and business terms
sweetheart contract — ☆ sweetheart contract n. a contract arranged by collusion between union officials and an employer with terms disadvantageous to union members: also sweetheart deal or sweetheart agreement … English World dictionary
