Deal

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: dēl
• IPA: /diːl/
• SAMPA: /di:l/

Etymology 1

Old English dǣl.

Noun

1. ((archaic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) a division, a portion, a share

   We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.

2. (often followed by of) a quantity, a lot (usually qualified by great or good)

   Skydiving requires a good deal of courage.

   I'm a good deal older than I used to be. That doesn't make a great deal of sense.

Synonyms

• (large number or amount or extent): batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
• (act of apportioning or distributing): allotment, apportionment, distribution, doling out, sharing, sharing out

Translations

large number or amount or extent

act of apportioning or distributing something

Etymology 2

Old English dǣlan

Verb

1. to divide, to distribute
   1. (transitive) to distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share

      The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.

   2. (transitive) to administer or give out, as in small portions.

      I dealt him a mighty blow

   3. (transitive or intransitive) to distribute cards to the players in a game

      I was dealt four aces. The cards were shuffled and dealt by the croupier.

   4. (Baseball) to pitch

      The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.

2. to engage, to interact
   1. (intransitive) to have dealings or business

      Now you'll have to deal with me.

   2. (intransitive) to trade professionally (followed by in)

      She deals in gold.

   3. (transitive) to sell (illicit drugs)

      This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.

   4. (intransitive) to be concerned with

      The film dealt with a sensitive subject.

   5. (intransitive) to handle, to manage, to cope

      There's only one way to deal with people like her. I can't deal with this.

Synonyms

• (distribute among a number of recipients): apportion, divvy up, share, share out, portion out
• (administer in portions): administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
• (distribute (cards)):
• (baseball slang: to pitch): pitch, throw
• (have dealings with)
• (trade): sell, trade in
• (sell (illicit drugs)): sell
• (be concerned with)
• (handle, cope)

Derived terms

• dealer
• deal with

Translations

give out as one’s portion or share

administer in portions

distribute (cards)

baseball slang: to pitch

trade

sell (illicit drugs)

be concerned with

handle, manage

Translations to be checked

• Dutch: delen
• French: plier
• Hindi: भाग देना (bhāga denā), बांटना (bāmtana), हिस्सा करना, विभाजित करना, देना (denā), ताश के पत्ते बांटना, सम्बन्ध रखना, व्यापार करना, लेन-देन करना, व्यवहार करना, बर्ताव करना; (intransitive) व्यवहार करना, व्यापार करना, चलाना, बरतना, सामना करना; (transitive) व्यापार करना, लेन देन करना
• Indonesian: sepakat, berkaitan dengan, menangani, mengocok, mengelola
• Japanese: 合意する (ごういする, gōi-suru), 扱う (あつかう, atsukau), 混ぜる (まぜる, mazeru), 取引する (とりひきする, torihiki-suru)
• Old English: dÇ£lan

Noun

1. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this

   I didn’t have a good deal all evening. I believe it's your deal.

2. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction

   We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.

3. An agreement between parties; an arrangement

   He made a deal with the devil. It's a deal!

4. a particular type of softwood.

Synonyms

• (cards held in a card game by a player at any given time): hand
• (instance of buying or selling): business deal, sale, trade, transaction
• (agreement between parties fixing obligations of each): contract, pact

Derived terms

• no deal
• package deal
• raw deal

Translations

distribution of cards

instance of buying or selling

agreement, arrangement

Translations to be checked

• French: pli m. (8)
• Hindi: भाग (bhāg), बांट (bāmt), परिमाण (parimān), मात्रा (mātrā), अंश (amsh), बाहुल्य (bāhulya) (1); (quantity) मात्रा (mātrā), परिमाण, बंटाई (bantāī), बांट (bāmt); (treat) व्यवहार; (bargain) सौदा (saudā)
• Indonesian: kesepakatan (1,2)
• Japanese: 取引 (とりひき, torihiki) (1,2), 合意 (ごうい, gōi) (2)
• German: handeln , umgehen mit , sich befassen mit

Etymology 3

Middle Low German dele, cognate with Old English þille

Noun

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

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a plank of softwood (fir or pine board).

Synonyms

• (wood that is easy to saw, from conifers such as pine or fir):
• (plank of softwood):

Translations

wood that is easy to saw

plank of softwood

Adjective

Deal (no comparative or superlative)

1. Made of deal.

   a plain deal table

Translations

made of deal

Anagrams

• dale
• lade
• leadfr:deal

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