deal

verb

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\ ˈdēl

dealt\ ˈdelt

\; dealing\ ˈdē-liŋ

Definition of deal

(Entry 1 of 4)

intransitive verb

1 : to concern oneself or itself The book deals with education. a lawyer who deals with real estate law

2a : to take action with regard to someone or something deal with an offender Who's going to deal with this mess?

b : to reach or try to reach a state of acceptance or reconcilement trying to deal with her son's death

3 card games : to distribute the cards to players your turn to deal

4 business

a : to sell or distribute something as a business deal in insurance

b : to engage in bargaining : trade

transitive verb

1a card games : to distribute (playing cards) to players Deal the cards.

b : to give as one's portion : apportion dealt out three sandwiches apiece a judge dealing out punishments

2 : administer, deliver dealt him a blow

3 business

a : sell deals drugs

b : trade deal a player to another team

deal

noun (1)

Definition of deal (Entry 2 of 4)

1 business

a : an act of dealing (see deal entry 1 sense 4) : transaction big corporate deals a real estate deal

b : contract sense 1a signed a 2-year deal

c : bargain got a great deal on a new TV accepted a plea deal

2 : an arrangement for mutual advantage kept his side of the deal

3 : treatment received a dirty deal

4 : situation, story What is the deal with that guy? tried to figure out her deal

5 : mccoy —used in the phrase the real deal

6 : affair sense 2 Dinner was an informal deal.

7 : package deal

deal

noun (2)

Definition of deal (Entry 3 of 4)

1 : a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree a great deal of support a good deal faster

2 card games

a : the act or right of distributing cards to players It's your deal.

b : hand sense 7b have time for one more deal

3 obsolete : part, portion

deal

noun (3)

Definition of deal (Entry 4 of 4)

1 British : a board of fir or pine

2 : pine or fir wood

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Verb

distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. distributed food to the needy dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need. dispensed wisdom to the students divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal. three charitable groups divided the proceeds deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece. deal out equipment and supplies dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply. doled out what little food there was

Examples of deal in a Sentence

Verb It's your turn to deal. Each player is dealt five cards. She was dealt a full house. dealing out the cards for a game of poker The offending players were dealt harsh penalties. She got caught dealing drugs in school. See More