deal

[Deal]

"Let's make a deal," a friend might say to you. That means he wants to make an agreement on something. If you pay for the gas, for example, he'll pay for the food. What a deal!

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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.

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
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
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
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"

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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
(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"; "it must have cost plenty"

Noun
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

Noun
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Verb
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

Verb
deal with 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
do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

Verb
sell; "deal hashish"

Verb
distribute to the players in a game; "Who''s dealing?"

Verb
give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

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give out as one''s portion or share

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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"

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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"

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behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

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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"

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direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

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come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

Adjective S.
made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"


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.

n.
The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed.

n.
Distribution; apportionment.

n.
An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains.

n.
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.

n.
Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.

n.
To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.

n.
Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.

v. i.
To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.

v. i.
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.

v. i.
To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or with.

v. i.
To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.

v. i.
To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.


Deal

Deal , n. [OE. del, deel, part, AS. dl; akin to OS. dl, D. & Dan. deel, G. theil, teil, Icel. deild, Sw. del, Goth. dails. . Cf. 3d Dole.] 1. 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.
Three tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour.
As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may count for a good deal . . . as a spiritual power.
She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.
&hand; It was formerly limited by some, every, never a, a thousand, etc.; as, some deal; but these are now obsolete or vulgar. In general, we now qualify the word with great or good, and often use it adverbially, by being understood; as, a great deal of time and pains; a great (or good) deal better or worse; that is, better by a great deal, or by a great part or difference. 2. The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed.
The deal, the shuffle, and the cut.
3. Distribution; apportionment. [Colloq.] 4. An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains. [Slang] 5. [Prob. from D. deel a plank, threshing floor. See Thill.] 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. &hand; Whole deal is a general term for planking one and one half inches thick. 6. Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal. Deal tree, a fir tree. Dr. Prior.

Deal

Deal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dealt ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dealing.] [OE. delen, AS. dlan, fr. dl share; akin to OS. dlian, D. deelen, G. theilen, teilen, Icel. deila, Sw. dela, Dan. dele, Goth. dailjan. See Deal, n.] 1. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.
Is not to deal thy bread to the hungry?
And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
The nightly mallet deals resounding blows.
Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were dealt.
2. Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.

Deal

Deal, v. i. 1. To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players. 2. 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.
They buy and sell, they deal and traffic.
This is to drive to wholesale trade, when all other petty merchants deal but for parcels.
3. To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or with.
Sometimes he that deals between man and man, raiseth his own credit with both, by pretending greater interest than he hath in either.
4. To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.
If he will deal clearly and impartially, . . . he will acknowledge all this to be true.
5. To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with. To deal by, to treat, either well or ill; as, to deal well by servants. "Such an one deals not fairly by his own mind." Locke. -- To deal in. (a) To have to do with; to be engaged in; to practice; as, they deal in political matters. (b) To buy and sell; to furnish, as a retailer or wholesaler; as, they deal in fish. -- To deal with. (a) To treat in any manner; to use, whether well or ill; to have to do with; specifically, to trade with. "Dealing with witches." Shak. (b) To reprove solemnly; to expostulate with.
The deacons of his church, who, to use their own phrase, "dealt with him" on the sin of rejecting the aid which Providence so manifestly held out.
Return . . . and I will deal well with thee.

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.

To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.

To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.

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Usage Examples

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.

A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

A great deal has been written in recent years about the purported lack of motivation in the children of the Negro ghettos. Little in my experience supports this, yet the phrase has been repeated endlessly, and the blame in almost all cases is placed somewhere outside the classroom.

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.

A development deal is where they're giving you recording time and money to record, but not promising that they'll put an album out.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

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