deal: meaning and definitions

To give out as a share or portion; apportion.

To distribute among several recipients. See Synonyms at distribute.

To sell: deal prescriptions; deal cocaine.

To administer; deliver: dealt him a blow to the stomach.

Games To distribute (playing cards) among players.

Games To give (a specific card) to a player while so distributing.

To be occupied or concerned: a book that deals with the Middle Ages.

To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions: deal honestly with competitors.

To take action with respect to someone or something: The committee will deal with this complaint. See Synonyms at treat.

To do business; trade: dealing in diamonds.

Games To distribute playing cards.

Slang To buy and sell drugs, especially illegally.

Slang To cope: You've got no choice—just deal with it!

The act or a round of apportioning or distributing.

Games Distribution of playing cards.

Games The cards so distributed; a hand.

Games The right or turn of a player to distribute the cards.

Games The playing of one hand.

An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree: has a great deal of experience.

An agreement often arranged secretly, as in business or politics.

A business transaction.

An agreement, especially one that is mutually beneficial. See Synonyms at bargain.

Informal A sale favorable especially to the buyer; a bargain.

Informal Treatment received: a raw deal; a fair deal.

A fir or pine board cut to standard dimensions.