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Deal is made vs Deal has been made

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Deal is made' is used to describe the current status of a deal, while 'deal has been made' is used to indicate that a deal was completed in the past.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 8227 views

Deal is made

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the current status of a deal.

This phrase is used to indicate that a deal has been finalized or agreed upon at the present moment.

Examples:

The deal is made, and we are ready to move forward with the project.
Once the deal is made, we can sign the contract.
I can't believe the deal is made after months of negotiations.

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you see, demons can't resurrect people unless a deal is made.
This is the deal you made...
I really do like you, but this is the deal we made.
Andy, this is the deal we made. That's probably good.
This is the deal you made?
Action to deal with this problem is made difficult by the lack of a definition and the resultant legal vacuum.
Deals made in secret, millions moved on a handshake.
They don't care about deals made with the old management.
You know, that was the deal I made with Mom.
These two regulations have to enter into force before May 2004 and are part of the package deal made between Lithuania and the EU during the enlargement negotiations.
And definitely there are no deals made here.
And it was too slow in other cases of deals made behind the people's back, which have increased the debt.
That is why, even on the climate change package, I for my part have some doubts regarding deals made at first reading.
Yes, there was a deal made for you, but I didn't make it.
And that deal made him stay.
Mr President, I want to thank Mr Girão Pereira for his report and to say that I support this deal made on behalf of European fishermen.
When farmers are suffering because of bad deals made by Peter Mandelson at the WTO talks, or when agriculture is under threat, then we need to invest in renewable energy.
We need to discuss the deal you made with Charming.
That was the deal we made.
The deal I made didn't include a stack of dead bodies.

Alternatives:

the deal has been made
the deal is finalized
the deal is agreed upon
the deal is settled
the deal is in place

Deal has been made

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a deal was completed in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a deal that has been finalized or agreed upon at some point in the past.

Examples:

The deal has been made, and now we can start working on the project.
I heard the deal has been made between the two companies.
By the time I arrived, the deal had already been made.

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Look. The deal has been made.
Officially, no deal has been made, but a well-placed source tells me one hostage taker has started back-channel negotiations for surrender.
A deal has been made.
The deal has been made.
The report welcomes the fact that a good deal of progress has been made with regard to liberalisation and competitiveness in transport.
Ladies and gentlemen, a great deal of progress has been made since 2000 on numerous issues which come under the Lisbon strategy.
In many Member States, a great deal of progress has been made in the field of political decision-making by women.
A good deal of progress has been made in this area, and the Commission will of course present its white paper as soon as possible.
It is possible because a great deal of headway has been made with the preparatory work, especially on the legislation.
Although a great deal of progress has been made, the Montenegrin authorities still have reforms to implement in key sectors.
A great deal of progress has been made during the hundred years of fighting.
It is true that a great deal of progress has been made in this area.
A great deal of progress has been made, but unfortunately engine efficiency has been sadly neglected.
A great deal more progress has been made in the space of six months than over many years before that.
A great deal of progress has been made in terms of internal reconciliation - reconciling the peoples and states of Europe with one another.
Obviously, a good deal of progress has nonetheless been made in this area.
The Commission report refers to the progress made in both these countries; and a great deal of progress has been made.
Then there is religious freedom, an area in which there are still many problems, and in which not a great deal of progress has been made.
Sadly, many issues are still unresolved such as those related to the Kurdish and Armenian situations and to full respect for civil rights, although a great deal of progress has been made in these fields.
A great deal of effort has been made to better define the interaction between vertical laws on certain categories of products and this new horizontal directive, so as to definitely achieve a satisfactory result.

Alternatives:

the deal is made
the deal was finalized
the deal was agreed upon
the deal was settled
the deal was in place

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