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noun (1)
\ ˈdēl How to pronounce deal (audio) \

Definition of deal

 (Entry 1 of 4)

1 obsolete : part, portion
2 : a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree a great deal of support a good deal faster

3 card games

a : the act or right of distributing cards to players It's your deal.
b : hand sense 9b have time for one more deal

deal

verb
dealt\ ˈdelt How to pronounce dealt (audio) \; dealing\ ˈdÄ“-​liÅ‹ How to pronounce dealing (audio) \

Definition of deal (Entry 2 of 4)

transitive verb

1a : to give as one's portion : apportion dealt out three sandwiches apiece a judge dealing out punishments
b card games : to distribute (playing cards) to players Deal the cards.
2 : administer, deliver dealt him a blow

3 business

a : sell deals drugs
b : trade deal a player to another team

intransitive verb

1 card games : to distribute the cards to players your turn to deal
2 : to concern oneself or itself the book deals with education a lawyer who deals with real estate law

3 business

a : to engage in bargaining : trade
b : to sell or distribute something as a business deal in insurance
4a : 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

deal

noun (2)

Definition of deal (Entry 3 of 4)

1 business

a : an act of dealing (see deal entry 2 sense 3) : transaction big corporate deals a real estate deal
b : bargain got a great deal on a new TV accepted a plea deal
c : contract sense 1a signed a 2-year deal
2 : package deal
3 : treatment received a dirty deal
4 : an arrangement for mutual advantage kept his side of the deal
5 : affair sense 2 dinner was an informal deal
6 : situation, story what is the deal with that guy? tried to figure out her deal
7 : mccoy —used in the phrase the real 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 \ ˈdÄ“-​lÉ™r How to pronounce dealer (audio) \ noun

Noun (3)

deal adjective

Synonyms for deal

Synonyms: Verb

trade, traffic

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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.
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First Known Use of deal

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (3)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for deal

Noun (1), Verb, and Noun (2)

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