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Deal

//diːl// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Made of deal. not-comparable
"A plain deal table"

Proper Noun

1
A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3752).
2
A borough on the Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, named after the Kentish town.
3
An unincorporated community near Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
4
A surname.

Noun

1
A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece. obsolete
"We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king."
2
An act of dealing or sharing out. archaic, broadly
3
Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir). uncountable
"1722, Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year, London: E. Nutt et al., p. 86, Some Houses were […] entirely lock’d up, the Doors padlockt, the Windows and Doors having Deal Boards nail’d over them,"
4
the act of apportioning or distributing something wordnet
5
An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). often
"There is a vast deal of difference in memories, as well as in every thing else, and therefore you should make allowance for your cousin, and pity her deficiency."

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6
The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
"I didn’t have a good deal all evening."
7
A plank of softwood (fir or pine board). countable
8
the act of distributing playing cards wordnet
9
A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
"We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight."
10
A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding. archaic, countable
"It shall not be lawful for any person to land any timber, planks or board, deals, staves, tar, pitch, turpentine, rozin or other the commodities aforesaid, on any part of the present quays within the city of Bristol, from any vessel coming into the said port..."
11
a particular instance of buying or selling wordnet
12
A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
"You also have to look at the kind of mortgage deals available to you and whether you will be able to trade up to the kind of property you are looking for."
13
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each wordnet
14
An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
"California lawmakers, their state broke and its credit rating shot, finally sealed the deal with the governor Monday night on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap."
15
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) wordnet
16
A situation, occasion, or event. informal
"What's the deal here?"
17
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time wordnet
18
A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object. informal
"The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork."
19
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent wordnet
20
A personality trait, especially a negative one, and the underlying cause of it. slang
"What's her deal?"
21
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) wordnet
22
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) wordnet

Verb

1
To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share. transitive
"The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."
2
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes wordnet
3
To administer or give out, as in small portions. transitive
""Away, proud woman!" said the Lady; "who ever knew so well as thou to deal the deepest wounds under the pretence of kindness and courtesy?""
4
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression wordnet
5
To take action with regard to someone or something. transitive

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6
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood wordnet
7
To distribute cards to the players in a game. ambitransitive
"I was dealt four aces."
8
sell (especially of illegal material) wordnet
9
deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict. transitive
"The boxer was dealt a blow to the head."
10
distribute cards to the players in a game wordnet
11
To pitch.
"The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger."
12
give (a specific card) to a player wordnet
13
To have dealings or business. intransitive
"Mr. Brownlow contrived to state his case; observing that, in the surprise of the moment, he had run after the boy because he saw him running away; and expressing his hope that, if the magistrate should believe him, although not actually the thief, to be connected with thieves; he would deal as leniently with him as justice would allow."
14
give out as one's portion or share wordnet
15
To conduct oneself, to behave. intransitive
"In Deheubarth that now South-wales is hight, / What time king Ryence raign'd, and dealed right [...]."
16
administer or bestow, as in small portions wordnet
17
To take action; to act. intransitive, obsolete
"Wel said syr Uwayne go on your waye, and lete me dele."
18
take action with respect to (someone or something) wordnet
19
To trade professionally (followed by in). intransitive
"She deals in gold."
20
behave in a certain way towards others wordnet
21
To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs. ambitransitive
"This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs."
22
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of wordnet
23
To be concerned with. intransitive
"Science, it cannot be too often repeated, deals with tangible phenomena."
24
direct the course of; manage or control wordnet
25
To handle, to manage, to cope. intransitive
"Then there was the sound of a struggle, and I knew that the attendants were dealing with him."
26
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English del, dele, from Old English dǣl (“part, share, portion”), from Proto-West Germanic *daili, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰ(h₁)-oy-lo- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Scots dele (“part, portion”), West Frisian diel (“part, share”), Dutch deel (“part, share, portion”), German Teil (“part, portion, section”), Danish, Slovene, and Swedish del (“part”), Icelandic deila (“division, contention”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (dails, “portion”). Related to Old English dāl (“portion”). More at dole.

Etymology 2

From Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan (“to divide, part”), from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną (“to divide, part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰail- (“part, watershed”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian diele (“to divide, separate”), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti (“divide”), Russian дели́ть (delítʹ).

Etymology 3

Etymology 4

From Middle English dele (“plank”), from Middle Low German dele, from Old Saxon thili, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“plank, board”); cognate with Old English þille. Doublet of thill.

Etymology 5

Etymology 6

From Old English dael (“valley”), corresponding to modern dale.

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