dealt\ ˈdelt 
\; dealing\ ˈdē-liŋ \
\; dealing\ ˈdē-liŋ \Definition of deal
(Entry 1 of 4)
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
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
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
5 : mccoy —used in the phrase the real deal
6 : affair sense 2 Dinner was an informal deal.
7 : package deal
deal
noun (2)\ ˈdēl \
\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
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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Other Words from deal
Verb
dealer \ ˈdē-lər \ noun
\ nounNoun (3)
deal adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for deal
Synonyms: Verb
Synonyms: Noun (1)
- accord,
- agreement,
- bargain,
- compact,
- contract,
- convention,
- covenant,
- disposition,
- pact,
- settlement,
- understanding
Synonyms: Noun (2)
- abundance,
- barrel,
- basketful,
- boatload,
- bucket,
- bunch,
- bundle,
- bushel,
- carload,
- chunk,
- dozen,
- fistful,
- gobs,
- good deal,
- heap,
- hundred,
- lashings
- (also lashins)
- [chiefly British],
- loads,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mountain,
- much,
- multiplicity,
- myriad,
- oodles,
- pack,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plateful,
- plenitude,
- plentitude,
- plenty,
- pot,
- potful,
- profusion,
- quantity,
- raft,
- reams,
- scads,
- sheaf,
- shipload,
- sight,
- slew,
- spate,
- stack,
- store,
- ton,
- truckload,
- volume,
- wad,
- wealth,
- yard
Antonyms: Noun (2)
- ace,
- bit,
- dab,
- dram,
- driblet,
- glimmer,
- handful,
- hint,
- lick,
- little,
- mite,
- mouthful,
- nip,
- ounce,
- peanuts,
- pinch,
- pittance,
- scruple,
- shade,
- shadow,
- smidgen
- (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
- speck,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- sprinkling,
- strain,
- streak,
- suspicion,
- tad,
- taste,
- touch,
- trace
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.
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More Definitions for deal
deal
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of deal
: to give cards to the players in a card game
: to give (something or an amount of something) to someone
: to buy and sell (drugs, art, etc.) as a business
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deal
noun\ ˈdēl \
\Kids Definition of deal
(Entry 1 of 3)
1 : an indefinite amount
It means a great deal to me.
2 : a person's turn to pass out the cards in a card game
deal
verbdealt\ ˈdelt \; dealing\ ˈdē-liŋ \
Kids Definition of deal (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : to give out as a person's share
It's your turn to deal the cards. The judge dealt out justice to all.
2 : give entry 1 sense 8, administer “… he has done mischief; and blows must be dealt now.”— Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
3 : to have to do
This book deals with airplanes.
4 : to take action
The sheriff dealt with the outlaws.
5 : to buy and sell regularly : trade deals cars
deal
nounKids Definition of deal (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : an agreement to do business
We made a deal to trade baseball cards.
2 : treatment received
We got a bad deal from the ref.
3 : an arrangement that is good for everyone involved
The two sides agreed on a deal to end the dispute.
deal
verbdealt; dealing
Legal Definition of deal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to carry on the business of buying or especially selling (something)
dealing drugs
1 : to engage in bargaining
2 : to sell or distribute something as a business or for money
dealing in real estate deal in stolen property
deal
nounLegal Definition of deal (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : an act of dealing : a business transaction
2 : an arrangement for mutual advantage (as for a defendant to testify in exchange for immunity from prosecution)
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