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Synonyms: Noun
exploit, feat, number, stunt, tour de force, trick
Synonyms: Verb
alien, alienate, assign, cede, convey, make over, transfer
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They taught their children to be kind and to do good deeds. News of their heroic deeds spread far and wide. It's too late now. The deed is done. The land was transferred by deed. He gave them the deed to the property.Verb
She deeded the house to her children. the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter
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An 1896 deed said a Tucker had joined five friends to buy the land for $100, but no modern-day records documented a living owner. — Los Angeles Times, "A family that believes it descends from the first African American reflects on 400 years of history," 25 Aug. 2019 Each deed gives Alapine’s management organization, Sheeba Mountain Properties, a right of first refusal for purchase. — Rina Raphael, New York Times, "Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Live in This Perfect Place?," 24 Aug. 2019 Combine those great deeds with his stature in American pop culture—but specifically to black experience of the past quarter-century—and one wonders, if nothing changes, how this could be motivated by anything more than simple financial gain. — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, "The Sliver of Hope for Jay-Z’s NFL Ambitions," 21 Aug. 2019 Beachwood Residential purchased the Austin at Trinity Green apartments on Singleton Boulevard from Stonelake Capital Partners, county deed records show. — Steve Brown, Dallas News, "New York investor snaps up West Dallas apartment community," 19 Aug. 2019 See the photos above for the heartwarming deed that made the man's (and his duck's) day. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Suspicious vehicle call leads cops to pet duck fallen on hard times," 16 Aug. 2019 Harper is a modern-day Reggie Jackson, compelling and charismatic and capable of titanic deeds that linger in the memory. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "DeMarcus Cousins’ latest injury: How much can one man take?," 16 Aug. 2019 This isn’t the only sweet deed to make headlines this month. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "'Speedy Delivery': A Hungry Florida Boy Calls 911 — and Officers Bring Him a Pizza!," 8 Aug. 2019 Neighborhoods in North, West and South Seattle, along with Capitol Hill, Queen Anne and Madison Park, armed themselves with such deeds to ensure an all-white residential homogeneity. — Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times, "See how a Seattle artist is telling the painful story of redlining in his city," 8 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In other words, deeds much more heroic than making lattes. — Rob Csernyik, Quartz at Work, "Why is “courage” suddenly such a popular job requirement?," 20 Aug. 2019 One hundred years after his death, the state of Maryland and Anne Arundel County acquired the house for $500,000 and deeded it to the Highland Beach community, according to The Sun archives. — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "Remembering the African-American resort town in Maryland founded by Frederick Douglass' son," 5 July 2019 In the 1970s Jamul Indian families lived in homes without plumbing or electricity on land deeded to the Catholic church as an Indian cemetery. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: Jamul Indian Village grew at cemetery site," 6 Aug. 2019 Benkley raised skepticism about the fact Orlin Root-Thalman deeded the house back to the woman after a threat of a prison recommendation by the prosecution. — Keith Schubert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Was it elder abuse or compassion for a stranger? Judge sentences man who took over elderly neighbor's home," 25 July 2019 In 2007, as part of the creation of the federal Presidential library, the Nixon Foundation deeded over to the American people some of the material that Richard Nixon had gained through the courts. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "How a Historian Uncovered Ronald Reagan’s Racist Remarks to Richard Nixon," 2 Aug. 2019 When the fields were completed the league deeded the land to Harris County, which is now Klein Park. — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, "Spring Klein Sports Association determined to provide players best playing experience," 13 July 2019 By 2011, Compass Bank took ownership of much of the land after the investors deeded the property to the lender to avoid foreclosure, according to Press-Register accounts. — al.com, "Ambitious sports development introduced in Mobile County," 1 July 2019 The property was deeded to Indiana University in 1937 by John Bradford, for the benefit of patients at Riley Hospital for Children. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "'I'm a human being': How Camp Riley ballet program liberates children with mobility issues," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nounFinancial Definition of deed
What It Is
A deed is an ownership document that entitles its holder to specific rights to a property based on a set of explicit conditions.
How It Works
In most cases, a deed establishes proper ownership of a piece of property such as a home or automobile. The deed grants the holder explicit privileges and rights that may only be exercised under duly expressed conditions. In this respect, a deed's conferment of unique rights or privileges brings with it a unique set of responsibilities.
An example would be a deed of ownership to a home. While the freedom inherent in the deed allows the holder to take many actions regarding the home, he is bound by the conditions of home ownership. For instance, though he may build a balcony on the back of his house, he may not be able to install a high-power speaker system as it could disturb the neighbors.
Why It Matters
A deed sets specific privileges and rights that the holder alone may exercise and it sets rules that render the holder responsible for the consequences of exercising those rights.
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