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US
/ˈdiɫ/
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[ UK /dˈiːl/ ]
[ UK /dˈiːl/ ]
VERB
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Consider the following case
Take the case of China -
behave in a certain way towards others
He deals fairly with his employees -
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
We got by on just a gallon of gas -
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 -
direct the course of; manage or control
You cannot conduct business like this -
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
The course covered all of Western Civilization
This book deals with incest
The new book treats the history of China - give out as one's portion or share
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administer or bestow, as in small portions
dole out some money
the machine dispenses soft drinks
administer critical remarks to everyone present
deal a blow to someone
shell out pocket money for the children -
distribute cards to the players in a game
Who's dealing? -
give (a specific card) to a player
He dealt me the Queen of Spades -
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
The brothers sell shoes
She deals in gold -
sell
deal hashish -
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
I can deal with this crew of workers
This blender can't handle nuts
NOUN
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an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
he made a bargain with the devil -
the act of apportioning or distributing something
the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions -
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
a batch of letters
a slew of journalists
a lot of money
a wad of money
it must have cost plenty
a deal of trouble
he made a mint on the stock market -
the act of distributing playing cards
the deal was passed around the table clockwise -
a particular instance of buying or selling
he's a master of the business deal
it was a package deal
I had no further trade with him -
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
he kept trying to see my hand
I didn't hold a good hand all evening -
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
he got a good deal on his car - wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
How To Use deal In A Sentence
- Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
- Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality. The Lovecraft News Network
- Two more debates are scheduled in the coming weeks, one debate dealing with education and health will be held in Irbid next week and the final week before elections the southern city of Karak will witness a candidates debate on agriculture and development. Daoud Kuttab: Jordanian Candidate Uses Debate to Call for Curtailing King's Powers
- A great deal of the nudge-nudge wink-wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.
- There is so much to enjoy here that it is a pity that a good deal of the information imparted is demonstrably wrong. The Times Literary Supplement
- Neither of them sugar-coat the ups and down of working in the industry, but they will open your eyes a great deal about the false assumptions that you're making.
- My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
- Epsom showed a great deal of heart considering their lowly league position but there are days when courage counts for naught and this was one of them.
- There was a deal of shouting from Jamie's direction, and general hubbub, as a few people came out of the pothouse, staring. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
- She owes a great deal to her. Times, Sunday Times