deal breaker
An issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to failAn issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to fail.
» That might not be a deal-breaker.
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1 sensesAn issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to fail.
Near-synonyms: nonnegotiable (noun), prerequisite (noun), sine qua non
Dealbreaker
камень преткновенияkamenʹ pretknovenija, причина расставанияpričina rasstavanija
Examples
5 sentencesThat might not be a deal-breaker.
That's a deal-breaker.
That was the deal-breaker.
It's not a deal-breaker.
His snoring was a deal breaker.
Translations
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Forms
plural: deal breakersSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsSee also
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