deal

deal
deal1
verb (past and past participle dealt)
1》 distribute (cards) to players for a game or round.
    ↘(deal someone in) include a new player in a card game.
2》 (deal something out) distribute or apportion something.
3》 take part in commercial trading of a commodity.
    ↘buy and sell (illegal drugs).
    ↘(deal with) have commercial relations with.
4》 (deal with) take measures concerning.
    ↘cope with.
    ↘have as a subject.
5》 inflict (a blow) on.
noun
1》 an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit.
    ↘a particular form of treatment: working mothers get a bad deal.
2》 the process of dealing cards in a card game.
Phrases
a big deal [usu. with negative] informal an important thing.
↘(big deal) used ironically to express contempt for something unimpressive.
a deal of a large amount of.
a good (or great) deal a large amount.
↘to a considerable extent.
a raw deal informal unfair or harsh treatment.
a square deal a fair arrangement.
it's a deal informal used to express assent to an agreement.
Derivatives
dealing noun
Origin
OE dlan 'divide, participate' of Gmc origin; related to dole1.
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deal2
noun fir or pine wood as a building material.
Origin
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. dele 'plank'.

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