deal1
v.
(past and past part. dealt)
- distribute (cards) to players for a game or round.
▸
(deal someone in)
include a new player in a card game.
-
(deal something out)
distribute or apportion something.
- take part in commercial trading of a commodity.
▸buy and sell (illegal drugs).
▸
(deal with)
have commercial relations with.
-
(deal with)
take measures concerning.
▸cope with.
▸have as a subject.
- inflict (a blow) on.
n.
- an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit.
▸a particular form of treatment:
working mothers get a bad deal.
- the process of dealing cards in a card game.
Phrase
Derivative
Etymology
OE dælan ‘divide, participate’ of Gmc origin; rel. to dole1.
deal2
n.
fir or pine wood as a building material.
Etymology
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. dele ‘plank’.