Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME dele < MLG or MD: plank, floor, c. OE thille)
Definition of 'Deal'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)deal, trade, business deal a particularinstance of buying or selling "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
2. (noun)bargain, deal an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
3. (noun)batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad (often followed by `of') a largenumber or amount or extent "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
5. (noun)softwood, deal wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
6. (noun)hand, deal the cards held in a cardgame by a givenplayer at any giventime "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
7. (noun)deal the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) "he got a good deal on his car"
8. (noun)deal the act of distributing playingcards "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
9. (verb)deal the act of apportioning or distributing something "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
10. (verb)cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
11. (verb)consider, take, deal, look at take into consideration for exemplifying purposes "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
12. (verb)deal takeaction with respect to (someone or something) "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
13. (verb)cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage come to terms with "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
14. (verb)distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out administer or bestow, as in small portions "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
15. (verb)deal, sell, trade do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
16. (verb)manage, deal, care, handle be in charge of, act on, or dispose of "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
17. (verb)deal behave in a certain way towards others "He deals fairly with his employees"
18. (verb)deal distribute cards to the players in a game "Who's dealing?"
19. (verb)conduct, carry on, deal direct the course of; manage or control "You cannot conduct business like this"
20. (verb)share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal give out as one's portion or share
21. (verb)deal give (a specific card) to a player "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
1. (noun)deal an agreement between people a business deal; I made a deal with my brother that we wouldn't say anything.; "I'll give you $40 for it." "OK, it's a deal."
2. deal products being sold for low prices great deals at the bargain shop; He gave me a good deal on my car.
3. deal the way sb is treated a right to expect a fair deal from the government
4. deal a raw/rough deal unfair treatment Union members got a raw deal.
5. deal What's the deal? indicates you want sb to explain What's the deal with dialysis - how does it work?
6. (verb)deal to giveplayingcards to players ***Whose turn is it to deal?; ***He dealt me two queens.
7. deal to sell illegal drugs He was caught dealing from his house.
Definition of 'Deal'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Deal a part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold
4. (noun)Deal an arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains
5. (noun)Deal the division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pineaboveseven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end
7. (noun)Deal to divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out
8. (noun)Deal specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack
9. (verb)Deal to make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players
10. (verb)Deal to do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour
11. (verb)Deal to act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or with
12. (verb)Deal to conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat
13. (verb)Deal to contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with
Definitions of 'Deal'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Deal a town, one of the old Cinque ports, oil the E. of Kent, opposite the Goodwin Sands, 89 m. from London, with a fine sea-beach; much resorted to for sea-bathingquarters.