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Definition deal
Etymology 1
From Middle English del, dele, from Old English d?l (�part, share, portion�), from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (�part, deal�), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ail- (�part, watershed�). Cognate with Scots dele (�part, portion�), West Frisian diel (�part, share�), Dutch deel (�part, share, portion�), German Teil (�part, portion, section�), Danish del (�part�), Swedish del ("part, portion, piece") Icelandic deila (�division, contention�), Gothic ????? (dails, �portion�). Related to Old English d?l (�portion�). More at dole.
Noun
deal (plural deals)
- (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share.
- (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
Etymology 2
From Middle English delen, from Old English d?lan (�to divide, part�), from Proto-Germanic *dailijan? (�to divide, part, deal�), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ail- (�part, watershed�). Cognate with West Frisian diele (�to divide, separate�), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti (�divide�), Russian ??????? (del�t?).
Verb
deal (third-person singular simple present deals, present participle dealing, simple past and past participle dealt)
- (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one�s portion or share.
- (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- (transitive, intransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
- (baseball) To pitch.
- (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
- (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
- (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
- (transitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- (intransitive) To be concerned with.
- (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
Noun
deal (plural deals)
- (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing out.
- The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
- A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction
- Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- An agreement between parties; an arrangement
- (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
- (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
Etymology 3
From Middle English dele (�plank�), from Middle Low German dele, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *�ilj?; cognate with Old English �ille (Modern English thill).
Noun
deal (countable and uncountable, plural deals)
- (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- (countable, archaic) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.
Adjective
deal (not comparable)
- Made of deal.
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