Definition of a raw deal
: unfair treatment
- We're getting a raw deal with the new tax laws.
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raw
play
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: not cooked
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: being in or nearly in the natural state : not processed or purified
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: not diluted or blended
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: a raw place or state
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deal
play
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: part, portion
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: a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree
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: the act or right of distributing cards to players
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: to give as one's portion : apportion
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: to distribute (playing cards) to players
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: administer, deliver
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: an act of dealing (see 2deal 3) : transaction
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: bargain
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: contract
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: a board of fir or pine
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: pine or fir wood
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