deal breakers

Non-negotiable red flags

Deal breakers are conditions or factors that make something unacceptable, ending negotiation or consideration.

In relationships, a deal breaker is a trait or behavior you won't tolerate: Smoking is a deal breaker for me.

In business, it's a term that kills the deal: The price was a deal breaker.

Also spelled as one word: dealbreakers.

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Opposites
negotiation impact

deal breakersselling points

Attractive features for buyers

incentives · clinchers · inducements · enticements · perks

acceptability threshold

deal breakersmust-haves

Indispensable requirements

requirements · prerequisites · essentials

severity of concern

deal breakersflexible terms

Negotiable agreement particulars

quibbles · nitpicks · inconveniences

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G