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单词 deed
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deed

verb
/diːd/
/diːd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deed
/diːd/
/diːd/
he / she / it deeds
/diːdz/
/diːdz/
past simple deeded
/ˈdiːdɪd/
/ˈdiːdɪd/
past participle deeded
/ˈdiːdɪd/
/ˈdiːdɪd/
-ing form deeding
/ˈdiːdɪŋ/
/ˈdiːdɪŋ/
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  1. deed something to somebody to give somebody property or rights using a deed
    • He deeded the property to his wife shortly before his disappearance.

deed

noun
 
/diːd/
/diːd/
Idioms
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  1.  
    (formal, literary) a thing that somebody does that is usually very good or very bad synonym act
    • It's a stirring tale of heroic deeds.
    • a brave/charitable deed
    • She tried to do a good deed every day.
    • They will be punished for their evil deeds.
    Extra Examples
    • She would not be able to relax until the deed was done.
    • The prince swore she would be punished for her dastardly deeds.
    • They paid children to do their evil deeds.
    • demands that the country should apologize for its past deeds
    • evil deeds perpetrated by wicked people
    • warriors who performed glorious deeds
  2. (often plural in BrE) a legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building
    • The deeds of the house are missing.
    Wordfinder
    • agreement
    • binding
    • certificate
    • clause
    • deed
    • document
    • draft
    • draw up
    • subsection
    • witness
    Wordfinder
    • accommodation
    • deed
    • home
    • house
    • lease
    • let
    • location
    • mortgage
    • squat
    • tenant
    Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting
    • live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
    • rent/​share/​move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
    • rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
    • find/​get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
    • sign/​break the lease/​rental agreement/​contract
    • extend/​renew/​terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
    • afford/​pay the rent/​the bills/(North American English) the utilities
    • (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
    • pay/​lose/​return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
    • give/​receive a month’s/​two-weeks’ notice to leave/​vacate the property
    Being a landlord
    • have a flat/​an apartment/​a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
    • rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/​an apartment/​a house/​a property
    • collect/​increase/​raise the rent
    • evict the existing tenants
    • attract/​find new/​prospective tenants
    • invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
    Buying
    • buy/​acquire/​purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
    • call/​contact/​use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/​broker
    • make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
    • put down/​save for (British English) a deposit on a house
    • make/​put/​save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/​home
    • apply for/​arrange/​take out a mortgage/​home loan
    • (struggle to) pay the mortgage
    • make/​meet/​keep up/​cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
    • (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/​house
    Selling
    • put your house/​property on the market/​up for sale/​up for auction
    • increase/​lower your price/​the asking price
    • have/​hold/​hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/​to the house, land, etc.
    see also title deed
    Extra Examples
    • Many of the villagers have no land deeds.
    • The deeds are perfectly valid legally.
    • The deeds to the property are with my lawyer.
    Topics Law and justicec2, Houses and homesc2
  3. Word OriginOld English dēd, dǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daad and German Tat, from an Indo-European root shared by do1.
Idioms
your good deed for the day
  1. a helpful, kind thing that you do
    • I took Sarah’s children to school so I’ve done my good deed for the day.
    • She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.
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