arms deal

noun

: an agreement to buy or sell weapons
an arms deal between two countries

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Jane Street founder allegedly hoodwinked into funding arms deal Robert Granieri, a co-founder of Jane Street Group, was defrauded into a $7 million purchase of AK-47s, Stinger missiles, and grenades for a coup in South Sudan, according to prosecutors. Diane Brady, Fortune, 26 June 2025 One resolution targeted an arms deal with Qatar worth $1.9 billion, while the second took aim at a $1.6 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates. Al Weaver, The Hill, 11 June 2025 The movie proper gets off to a promising start with its most exhilarating action set-piece, unfolding at a magnificent villa on the Croatian coast where a large arms deal is taking place. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025 One of the marquee announcements was a $142 billion arms deal, part of a broader $600 billion commercial package between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for arms deal

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“Arms deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20deal. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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