How to Pronounce "sweetheart deal"
expression
SWEET-hart DEEL
sweet-HAAT DEEL
Definition
A secret or especially favorable agreement, often arranged to benefit one side unfairly, usually in business or politics.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈswitˌhɑɹt/ /ˈdiɫ
British English
swˈiːthɑːt/ /dˈiːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SWEET-hart DEEL
UK
sweet-HAAT DEEL
Listen in Context
He got a sweetheart deal on his new car.
The company made a sweetheart deal with the government.
That contract is a sweetheart deal for the supplier.
Politicians are often accused of giving sweetheart deals to their friends.