Definition of deal

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deal - 23 definitions

- noun
1. deal -- 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"
synonyms: trade, business deal
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. bargain -- 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"
synonyms: bargain
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. batch -- (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"
synonyms: batch, 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. deal -- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. softwood -- wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
synonyms: softwood
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. hand -- 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"
synonyms: hand
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. deal -- the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. deal -- the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. deal -- the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
10. cover -- 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"
synonyms: cover, treat, handle, plow, address
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. consider -- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
synonyms: consider, take, look at
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. deal -- 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"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. cope -- come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
synonyms: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. distribute -- 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"
synonyms: distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. deal -- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
synonyms: sell, trade
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
16. manage -- 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"
synonyms: manage, care, handle
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. deal -- behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
18. deal -- distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
19. conduct -- direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
synonyms: conduct, carry on
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
20. share -- give out as one's portion or share
synonyms: share, divvy up, portion out, apportion
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
21. deal -- give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
22. deal -- sell; "deal hashish"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
23. deal, deals -- to trade or do business
synonyms: deals, dealt
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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