sweetheart deal noun - definition in Business English Dictionary

sweetheart deal

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 deal.

(Definition of sweetheart deal noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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