A deal is a contract or agreement of some sort between two parties. Couple them together and you know that some kind of agreement is under development.

一项合同、协议或别的事情的商谈是在两方人员间进行的，这些人在一起达成协议需要一个讨论过程。

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Interest rate forward: (forward rate agreement FRA) : the forward rate agreement is the most basic of the OTC interest rate contract.

—利率远期(利率远期协议FRA)：远期利率协议是场外交易利率合约中最基本的合约。

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An arbitration agreement includes an arbitration clause in a contract or any other written agreement to arbitrate.

仲裁协议包括合同中订立的仲裁条款或者以其他书面方式订立的仲裁协议。

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One team offered him a thirty thousand dollar gift just to sign a contract agreement.

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It's illegal to sign an agreement, to sign a contract saying you're going to restrict quantities.

签订这样限制产量的协议,属于违法行为

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United have confirmed that the 31-year-old has signed a pre-contract agreement to join United in June.

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Cardiff were told that Matthews was leaving when when Celtic "directly contacted" them on a pre-contract agreement.

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Aviation consultant Robert Mann said chances for a tentative contract agreement do not appear to be high.

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