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dealing Definition


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deal1
noun
    1. A bargain, agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics.
      Thesaurus: agreement, pledge, pact, bargain, contract, compromise, understanding.
    2. A particular form of treatment or behaviour towards someone.
      Example: a rough deal
    3. The act or way of, or a player's turn of, sharing out cards among the players in a card game.
verb, tr & intr dealt, dealing
    1. To divide the cards among the players in a card game.
      Form: deal out (also)
    2. To give something out to a number of people, etc.
      Thesaurus: distribute, dispense, apportion, give, dole out, allot, divide, share, mete out.
      Form: deal out (also)
Idiom: a good deal (a great deal)
    A large quantity.
      Thesaurus: a lot, quite a bit, a considerable amount, much.
    Very much or often.
      Example: She sees them a great deal
Idiom: deal someone a blow
    To hit, strike or distress them.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon dæl a part.

Phrasal Verb: deal in something
    To buy and sell it.
Phrasal Verb: deal with something or someone
    To take action regarding them.To be concerned with them.


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