deal 1 (d l)v. dealt (d  lt), deal·ing, deals v.tr. 1. To give out as a share or portion; apportion. 2. To distribute among several recipients. See Synonyms at distribute. 3. To sell: deal prescriptions; deal cocaine. 4. To administer; deliver: dealt him a blow to the stomach. 5. Games a. To distribute (playing cards) among players. b. To give (a specific card) to a player while so distributing. v.intr. 1. To be occupied or concerned: a book that deals with the Middle Ages. 2. To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions: deal honestly with competitors. 3. To take action with respect to someone or something: The committee will deal with this complaint. See Synonyms at treat. 4. To do business; trade: dealing in diamonds. 5. Games To distribute playing cards. 6. Slang To buy and sell drugs, especially illegally. 7. Slang To cope: You've got no choice  just deal with it!n. 1. The act or a round of apportioning or distributing. 2. Games a. Distribution of playing cards. b. The cards so distributed; a hand. c. The right or turn of a player to distribute the cards. d. The playing of one hand. 3. An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree: has a great deal of experience. 4. An agreement often arranged secretly, as in business or politics. 5. a. A business transaction. b. An agreement, especially one that is mutually beneficial. See Synonyms at bargain. 6. Informal A sale favorable especially to the buyer; a bargain. 7. Informal Treatment received: a raw deal; a fair deal. [Middle English delen, from Old English d  lan, to divide, share; see dail- in Indo-European roots.] |
| deal 2 (dl) n. 1. a. A fir or pine board cut to standard dimensions. b. Such boards or planks considered as a group. 2. Fir or pine wood. [Middle English dele, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German dele, plank.] |
deal 1
Noun
1. an agreement or transaction
2. a particular type of treatment received: a fair deal
3. a large amount: the land alone is worth a good deal
4. Cards a player's turn to distribute the cards
5. big deal Slang an important matter: often used sarcastically
Verb
[dealing, dealt] [delt]
1. to inflict (a blow) on
2. Slang to sell any illegal drug
3. deal in to engage in commercially
4. deal out to apportion or distribute
See also deal with [Old English dǣlan]
deal 2
Noun
1. a plank of softwood timber
2. the sawn wood of various coniferous trees [Middle Low German dele plank]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" arms deal - a deal to provide military arms penny ante - a business deal on a trivial scale |
| 2. | deal - 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" agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" | |
| 3. |  deal - (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"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| 4. | deal - a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) | |
| 5. | deal - wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees pulpwood - softwood used to make paper | |
| 6. | deal - 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" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole long suit - in a hand, the suit having the most cards bridge hand - the cards held in a game of bridge poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker | |
| 7. | deal - the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car" final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" fair deal, square deal - fair treatment raw deal - unfair treatment | |
| 8. | deal - the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise" distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning misdeal - an incorrect deal | |
| 9. | deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" new deal - a reapportioning of something | |
| Verb | 1. | deal - 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" theologise, theologize - treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character discourse, discuss, talk about - to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| 2. | deal - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" contemplate - consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" trifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" abstract - consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" warm to - become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica" | |
| 3. | 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" | |
| 4. | deal - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" hack, cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" | |
| 5. | deal - 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" deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land" deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" | |
| 6. |  deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" deal - sell; "deal hashish" deal - sell; "deal hashish" black marketeer - deal on the black market pyramid - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal market - deal in a market sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - 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" merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" | |
| 7. | deal - 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" administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea work - cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" come to grips, get to grips - deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" dispose of - deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly" coordinate - bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts" juggle - deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children" process - deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" direct - be in charge of control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" carry on, conduct, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" touch - deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling" | |
| 8. | deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" | |
| 9. | deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" misdeal - deal cards wrongly deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - 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" | |
| 10. | deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" handle, manage, care, deal - 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" racketeer - carry on illegal business activities involving crime | |
| 11. | deal - give out as one's portion or share hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" | |
| 12. | deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" | |
| 13. | deal - sell; "deal hashish" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
deal
noun 1. (Informal) agreement, understanding, contract, business, negotiation, arrangement, bargain, transaction, pact
deal something out distribute, give, administer, share, divide, assign, allocate, dispense, bestow, allot, mete out, dole out, apportion
deal with something be concerned with, involve, concern, touch, regard, apply to, bear on, pertain to, be relevant to, treat of
deal with something or someone
1. handle, manage, treat, cope with, take care of, see to, attend to, get to grips with, come to grips with
2. behave towards, act towards, conduct yourself towards
Translations
deal [diːl] n (= agreement) → pacto, convenio (= business); negocio, transacción f;
(CARDS) → reparto
vt [pt, pp dealt] (gen) → dar;
deal [diːl] n → affaire f, marché m
a good deal (= a lot) → beaucoup;
a good deal of, a great deal of → beaucoup de, énormément de
deal [diːl] [dealt , pt, pp ] n → Geschäft nt, Handel m
vt (blow) → versetzen;
to strike a deal with sb → ein Geschäft mit jdm abschließen;
it's a deal! (inf) → abgemacht!;
(subject) → behandeln
deal [diːl] n → accordo (= business deal); affare m
vt [pt dealt, pp ] [dɛlt] [+ blow, cards] → dare;
a good deal of, a great deal of → molto/a
deal in vt fus (COMM) → occuparsi di
n deal [diːl]
1 a bargain or arrangement a business deal. ooreenkoms, transaksie صَفْقَه сделка kšeft, dohoda handel; forretning der Handel συμφωνία trato, acuerdo, pacto äritehing معامله؛ داد و ستد kauppa, sopimus marché, affaire עִסקָה लेनदेन količina,posao alku urusan (viðskipta)samningur accordo 取り引き 거래 susitarimas, sandėris darījums tawaran transactie, overeenkomst handel, avtale transakcja, układ negócio târg, afacere сделка rokovanie, dohoda kupčija pogodba affär, uppgörelse, överenskommelse การซื้อขาย anlaşma, pazarlık 買賣，交易 угода کاروباری تصفیہ ، سودا sự thỏa thuận trong kinh doanh 买卖，交易
2 the act of dividing cards among players in a card game. uitgee van kaarte تَوْزيع وَرَق اللعْب раздаване на карти rozdávání given das Geben μοιρασιά reparto (kaartide) jagamine ورق دادن؛ دست دادن jako donne חָלוּקַת קְלָפִים ताश में पत्ते बांटने की क्रिया podijeliti, razdijeliti (kártya)osztás membagi-bagi kartu gjöf smazzata (di carte) 札を配ること 패 돌리기 (kortų) dalijimas (kāršu) dalīšana membahagi-bahagi het delen utdeling av kort, giv rozdanie distribuição împărţire a cărţilor de joc сдача rozdávanie deljenje delenje giv, givning การแจกไพ่ dağıtma 分發(紙牌) здача تاش کے پتے تقسیم کرنا sự chia bài 分发（纸牌
v – past tense, past participle dealt [delt] –
1 to do business, especially to buy and sell I think he deals in stocks and shares. handel يُتاجِرُ في търгувам obchodovat handle med handeln ασχολούμαι με επιχειρήσεις, εμπορεύομαι comerciar kauplema داد و ستد کردن؛ کاسبی داشتن käydä kauppaa faire le commerce de לַעֲשׂוֹת עֲסָקִים कारोबार करना poslovati, trgovati kereskedik berdagang höndla, versla occuparsi di; commerciare in 取り引きする 거래하다, 매매하다 prekiauti slēgt (darījumu); tirgoties urusan perniagaan handelen handle zajmować się, handlować negociar a face afaceri заниматься торговлей obchodovať trgovati baviti se göra affärer, handla ติดต่อธุรกิจ; จัดการ alıp satmak, ...ticaretini yapmak 做買賣 вести справу; торгувати معاملہ کرنا خصوصا خرید و فروخت کرنا kinh doanh 做买卖
2 to distribute (cards). uitdeel يُوَزِّعُ أوراق الشَّدّه раздавам rozdávat give geben μοιράζω repartir (kaarte) välja jagama ورق پخش کردن؛ دست دادن jakaa donner לְחָלֵק קְלָפִים ताश में पत्ते बांटना razdijeliti oszt (kártyát) membagi gefa dare le carte 札を配る 패를 돌리다 išdalyti (kortas) dalīt (kārtis) menebar delen dele ut kort rozdawać dar a împărţi (cărţile de joc) сдавать rozdať deliti deliti dela ut, ge แจกไพ่ dağıtmak 分發(紙牌) здавати پتے تقسیم کرنا chia bài 分发（纸牌）
n dealer
1 a person who buys and sells a dealer in antiques. handelaar تاجِر، بائِع търговец obchodník forhandler; handlende der Händler έμπορος comerciante (vahendus)kaupmees دلال؛ فروشنده kauppias marchand/-ande סוֹחֵר व्यापारी, लेनदेन करने वाला trgovac, varalica kereskedő, dealer pedagang kaupmaður, höndlari commerciante, rivenditore 商人 상인 pirklys, prekiautojas tirgotājs; uzpircējs; dīleris peniaga handelaar forhandler kupiec, handlarz negociante dealer, comerciant торговец obchodník, -čka trgovec, prekupčevalec trgovac handlande, -handlare ผู้ติดต่อ; พ่อค้า; นักธุรกิจ satıcı, tüccar 商人 торговець; дилер تاجر người buôn bán 商人
2 the person who distributes the cards in a card game. kaartgewer اللاعِب المُوَزِّع لأوراق اللعِب раздавач на карти rozdavač karet giver der Geber αυτός που μοιράζει τα χαρτιά repartidor (kaartide) jagaja ورق دهنده jakaja donneur/-euse מְחָלֵק קְלָפִים ताश में पत्ते बांटने वाला djelilac osztó pembagi sá sem gefur mazziere 札を配る人 패 돌리는 사람, 딜러 kortų dalytojas (kāršu) dalītājs penebar gever (kort)giver rozdający carteador cel care împarte cărţile сдающий карты rozdávajúci (karty) delilec delilac givare, giv คนแจกไพ่ kağıt dağıtan kimse 發(紙)牌者 той, хто здає карти تاش کے پتے تقسیم کرنے والا شخص người chia bài 发（纸）牌者
n dealing
(usually in plural) contact (often in business), bargaining, agreement etc made (between two or more people or groups) fair/honest dealing; dealing on the Stock Market; I have no dealings with him. handeling, omgang, transaksie تَعامُل، بَيْع وَراء договаряне jednání, obchod, styk handel; forretninger; forretningssamkvem der Umgang συναλλαγή, δοσοληψία relaciones, transacciones, negocios ärisuhted, tehing داد و ستد؛ معامله liiketoimet, kaupat, tekeminen relations, transactions מָגַעִים, עֲסָקִים संपर्क, मोलतोल, कारोबार इत्यादि करना poslovanje, trgovanje kapcsolat transaksi viðskiptatengsl rapporto, relazione 取り引き 관계, 거래 komerciniai reikalai, sandėriai darīšanas; darījumi urusan het handelen (forretnings)forbindelse, samkvem interesy negócio relaţii (comerciale), tranzacţii торговые дела, сделки rokovanie, styky trgovanje, poslovanje poslovanje affärer, förbindelse[], samröre ธุรกิจ alım satım; iş, alışveriş 買賣 торговельні справи; ділові стосунки تجاری روابط یا سودے quan hệ kinh doanh 买卖
deal with
1 to be concerned with This book deals with methods of teaching English. iets afhandel; aandag aan iets gee يَبْحَث في، يَتَناوَل في البَحْث занимавам се с pojednávat o dreje sig om; omhandle behandeln ασχολούμαι με, πραγματεύομαι tratar de käsitlema پرداختن به käsitellä traiter de לַעֲסוֹק בְּ- संबंधित होना baviti se, zanimati se foglalkozik vmivel membahas fjalla um trattare ～を扱う ...에 관한 것이다, 다루다 nagrinėti, būti skirtam aplūkot; nodarboties ar membahas behandelen handle om, dreie seg om dotyczyć tratar de a trata (despre) иметь дело; касаться zaoberať sa (čím) obravnavati baviti se handla om, behandla เกี่ยวข้องกับ hakkında olmak, ilgili olmak 涉及 розглядати питання کوئی موضوع اختیار کرنا đề cập đến 涉及
2 to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc She deals with all the inquiries. hanteer يُعالِج، يُناقِش справям се с jednat o, zabývat se tage sig af; klare; ordne; behandle erledigen χειρίζομαι, διεκπεραιώνω abordar, ocuparse de tegelema اقدام کردن؛ رسیدگی کردن käsitellä s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל בְּ- कार्रवाई करना baviti se, imati posla s nečim felvállal mengurus fara með, meðhöndla occuparsi di ～を処理する 조치를 취하다; 처리하다 tvarkyti, užsiimti slēgt darījumu; rīkoties; izšķirt mengurus behandelen, afrekenen met behandle, ordne med, ta seg av zajmować się tratar de a se ocupa de иметь дело с zaoberať sa ukvarjati se baviti se ta itu med, gripa sig an, handlägga จัดการ ele almak, ilgilenmek 對付，應付 мати справу کسی عمل سے سروکار رکھنا giải quyết 对付，应付
a good deal / a great deal
much or a lot They made a good deal of noise; She spent a great deal of money on it. baie, heelwat مِقْدار كَبير много hodně, spoustu en masse ziemlich/sehr viel πολύς bastante, mucho palju بسیار ؛ زیاد paljon beaucoup עִסקָה טוֹבָה बहुत, ढेर सारा vrlo mnogo, prilično jó sok (vmiből) banyak mikið molto 多量 (꽤)많은 daug [] daudz banyak heel wat (ganske) mye sporo imenso foarte mult, o grămadă много veľa, hŕba precej dosta en hel del จำนวนมาก çok, pek çok 大量 багато, значна кількість بڑی مقدار میں nhiều 大量
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