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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)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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