deal in

phrasal verb

dealt in; dealing in; deals in

: to buy and sell (something) as a business

He deals in rare books.

: to use or be involved in (something)

tales dealing in myth and mystery

We don't deal in rumor or gossip.

: to include (someone) in a card game

"Do you want to play cards with us?" "Sure, deal me in."

Examples of deal in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Observing the success of the agreement, the European Union was motivated to strike a similar deal with Japan, which led to the 2019 EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, the largest such deal in history among democracies. —

Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024 In December 2022, Gunna took an Alford plea deal in order to be released from prison and effectively end his involvement in the case. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024 Dates to avoid: Swift's tour stops in Warsaw from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10, so skip those dates and find new ones to snag a deal in this fantastic city. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024 Halls took a plea deal in 2023 for his role in the shooting, pleading no contest to one count of negligent use of a deadly weapon. —

Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024 Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's administration negotiated a deal in which the Moroun family loaned $2 million to pay off debt on the 34-acre shipping dock along the Detroit River in exchange for control. —

Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024 And actor Cuba Gooding Jr., a co-defendant in one of the lawsuits against the Bad Boy Records founder, recently took a plea deal in an unrelated criminal case. —

Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024 All defendants charged in all three probes have pleaded not guilty, with Georgia defendants Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis and Scott Hall subsequently taking plea deals in exchange for agreeing to testify in that case. —

Laura Romero, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024 Among others, the officials said, Israel would promise to institute more measures to reduce civilian casualties and to empower negotiators brokering a temporary cease-fire deal in exchange for the release of hostages. —

Peter Baker, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

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