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Meaning of 'deal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deal [ n.]
- 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.
- The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed.
- Distribution; apportionment.
- An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains.
- The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.
- Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.
- To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.
- Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.
2 . Deal [ v. i.]
- To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.
- 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.
- To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or with.
- To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.
- To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.

Meaning of 'deal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Example in sentence:
  • a batch of letters;
  • a deal of trouble;
  • a lot of money;
  • a slew of journalists;
  • a wad of money;
  • he made a mint on the stock market;
  • it must have cost plenty;
  • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
Meaning (2):
- the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
Example in sentence:
  • he got a good deal on his car
Meaning (3):
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Example in sentence:
  • he kept trying to see my hand;
  • I didn't hold a good hand all evening
Meaning (4):
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
Example in sentence:
  • he made a bargain with the devil;
  • he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
Meaning (5):
- a particular instance of buying or selling
Example in sentence:
  • he's a master of the business deal;
  • I had no further trade with him;
  • it was a package deal
Meaning (6):
- the act of apportioning or distributing something
Example in sentence:
  • the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions
Meaning (7):
- the act of distributing playing cards
Example in sentence:
  • the deal was passed around the table clockwise
8 . deal [ v]
Meaning (8):
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
Example in sentence:
  • administer critical remarks to everyone present;
  • deal a blow to someone;
  • dole out some money;
  • shell out pocket money for the children;
  • the machine dispenses soft drinks
Meaning (9):
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Example in sentence:
  • Consider the following case;
  • Take the case of China
Meaning (10):
- sell
Example in sentence:
  • deal hashish;
  • We cleared a lot of the old model cars
Meaning (11):
- behave in a certain way towards others
Example in sentence:
  • He deals fairly with his employees
Meaning (12):
- give (a specific card) to a player
Example in sentence:
  • He dealt me the Queen of Spades
Meaning (13):
- take action with respect to (someone or something)
Example in sentence:
  • How are we going to deal with this problem?;
  • The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students
Meaning (14):
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Example in sentence:
  • I can deal with this crew of workers;
  • She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old;
  • This blender can't handle nuts
Meaning (15):
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
Example in sentence:
  • She deals in gold;
  • The brothers sell shoes
Meaning (16):
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
Example in sentence:
  • The course covered all of Western Civilization;
  • The new book treats the history of China;
  • This book deals with incest
Meaning (17):
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Example in sentence:
  • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day;
  • We got by on just a gallon of gas
Meaning (18):
- distribute cards to the players in a game
Example in sentence:
  • Who's dealing?
Meaning (19):
- direct the course of; manage or control
Example in sentence:
  • You cannot conduct business like this

Nearby Words:

deacon deaconess deaconhood deaconry deaconship dead dead beat dead-eye dead-hearted dead-pay

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