deal in English dictionary

  • deal

    Meanings and definitions of "deal"

    • (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
    • (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
    • To distribute cards to the players in a game.
    • (baseball) To pitch.
    • (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
    • (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
    • (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
    • (intransitive) To trade professionally ( followed by in ).
    • (transitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
    • (intransitive) To be concerned with.
    • (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
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    • (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing.
    • The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
    • A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction
    • Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
    • An agreement between parties; an arrangement
    • (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
    • (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
    • (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    • (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
    • Made of deal.
    • (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share.
    • (often followed by of ) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot ( now usually qualified by great or good).
    • adjective
      Made of deal.
    • noun
      (archaic in general sense)
      An act of dealing or sharing.
    • noun
      The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
    • noun
      A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction
    • noun
      Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
    • noun
      An agreement between parties; an arrangement
    • noun
      (informal)
      A situation, occasion, or event.
    • noun
      (informal)
      A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A division, a portion, a share.
    • noun
      (often followed by of)
      An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot ( now usually qualified by great or good).
    • noun
      1814, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Ch.2:
    • noun
      1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Ch.32:
    • noun
      1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 3, in Well Tackled!:“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”
    • noun
      2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    • noun
      (countable)
      A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
    • noun
      (countable, archaic)
      A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To administer or give out, as in small portions.
    • verb
      To distribute cards to the players in a game.
    • verb
      (baseball)
      To pitch.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To have dealings or business.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To conduct oneself, to behave.
    • verb
      (obsolete, intransitive)
      To take action; to act.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To trade professionally ( followed by in).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be concerned with.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To handle, to manage, to cope.
    • give out as one’s portion or share
    • administer in portions
    • distribute (cards)
    • to have dealings or business
    • trade
    • sell (illicit drugs)
    • be concerned with
    • handle, manage
    • distribution of cards
    • instance of buying or selling
    • agreement, arrangement
    • wood that is easy to saw
    • plank of softwood
    • deal (a blow)
    • A trading agreement or contract.
    • division, share
    • large number or amount or extent
    • deal (among several people)
    • being involved in a court case
    • A set of cards or pieces of a player at a given time during a game.
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
    • noun
      a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
    • noun
      (often followed by `of') a large number 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"
    • noun
      the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
    • noun
      the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
    • noun
      the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
    • noun
      the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
    • noun
      wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
    • verb
      distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
    • verb
      do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
    • verb
      give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
    • verb
      give out as one's portion or share
    • verb
      sell; "deal hashish"
    • verb
      succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
    • verb
      take action 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"
    • verb
      take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

    Synonyms of "deal" in English dictionary

    bear, distribution, bargain are the top synonyms of "deal" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of deal

    • deal ( third-person singular simple present deals, present participle dealing, simple past and past participle dealt)
    • deal ( not comparable)
    • deal, ~t, ~t; he ~s; be ~ing lm  liczba mnoga deals
    • deal ( plural  deals)
    • deal (not comparable)
    • deal (plural deals)
    • deal (third-person singular simple present deals, present participle dealing, simple past and past participle dealt)
  • Deal

    Meanings and definitions of "deal"

    • proper
      A coastal town in Kent, England.

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