(entertainment industry) An agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be exclusive to that entity for an agreed upon period of time, usually one year or "season", for an agreed-upon amount of money.

(idiomatic) An issue which causes a relationship (especially in business) to fail.

plural of package deal

(idiomatic) A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives nothing or much less than expected.

A circumstance in which two or more items are provided together, especially if it is impossible to obtain one without also receiving the other.

plural of raw deal

(literally) An authentic bargain. / (idiomatic) A beneficial result or favorable state-of-affairs.

Alternative form of double deal

To deal the top and bottom cards from a deck to a confederate in a card game as if they were one card. / To cheat by trickery.

An instance of double dealing.