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Definition of Raw deal
1. Noun. Unfair treatment.
Definition of Raw deal
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raw Deal
Literary usage of Raw deal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"What's more, he thinks his boss has been overcharging customers, and he doesn't
like people to get a raw deal. Thus, he tells you, he's going to see that ..."
2. A Straight Deal: Or, The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister (1920)
"But we could have behaved better to the Indian. That was in our power. And we
gave him a raw deal instead, not once, but again and again. ..."
3. A Straight Deal: Or, The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister (1920)
"But we could have behaved better to the Indian. That was in our power. And we
gave him a raw deal instead, not once, but again and again. ..."
4. IRS Restructuring: Congressional Hearings edited by William V. Roth, Jr. (1999)
"... as well and come up with some kind of amount that would both satisfy the need
to make the compliant taxpayers feel that they are not getting a raw deal, ..."
5. A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister (1920)
"But we could have behaved better to the Indian. That was in our power. And we
gave him a raw deal instead, not once, but again and again. ..."
6. C. P. A. Accounting: Theory, Questions, and Problems by George Hillis Newlove (1921)
"The following is the trial balance of the raw deal Company, June 1, 1911, on
which day the directors of the company resolve that the secretary of the ..."
7. Advanced Accounting by George Edward Bennett (1922)
"80 The following is the trial balance of the raw deal Company, June 1, 1911, on
which day the directors of the company resolve that the secretary of the ..."
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