see|Deal
English

rank|knows|try|loved|624|deal|distance|thinking|beginning

Pronunciation
AHD|d�l
IPA|/di�l/
SAMPA|/di:l/
audio|en-us-deal.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�l|-i�l

Etymology 1
Old English dæl|dǣl.

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic A division, a portion, a share.

#: We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.

1. (often followed by of) A quantity, a lot (usually qualified by great or good.)

#:Skydiving requires a good deal of courage.
#:I'm a good deal older than I used to be.
#:That doesn't make a great deal of sense.

1. informal A situation.

#:What's the deal?

1. informal A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

#:The deal with four tines is called a fork.

Synonyms
(large number or amount or extent): batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
(act of apportioning or distributing): allotment, apportionment, distribution, dole out|doling out, share|sharing, sharing out

Translations
trans-top|large number or amount or extent
trans-mid
Russian: colloq. к��а (kú�a) f, �йма (újma) f
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trans-top|act of apportioning or distributing something
trans-mid
Russian: �азда�а (razdá�a) f, �а�п�еделение (raspredelénije) n
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Etymology 2
Old English dælan|dǣlan

Verb
en-verb|deals|dealing|dealt

1. transitive To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one�s portion or share.

#:The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.

1. transitive To administer or give out, as in small portions.

#:I dealt him a mighty blow

1. To distribute cards to the players in a game.

#:I was dealt four aces.
#:The cards were shuffled and dealt by the croupier.

1. baseball To pitch.

#:The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.

1. intransitive To have dealings or business.

#:Now you'll have to deal with me.

1. intransitive To trade professionally (followed by in)

#:She deals in gold.

1. transitive To sell (illicit drugs.)

#:This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.

1. intransitive To be concerned with.

#:The film dealt with a sensitive subject.

1. intransitive To handle, to manage, to cope.

#:There's only one way to deal with people like her.
#:I can't deal with this.

Synonyms
(distribute among a number of recipients): apportion, divvy up, share, share out, portion out
(administer in portions): administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
(distribute (cards)):
(baseball slang: to pitch): pitch, throw
(have dealings with)
(trade): sell, trade in
(sell (illicit drugs)): sell
(be concerned with)
(handle, cope)

Derived terms
dealer
deal with

Translations
trans-top|give out as one�s portion or share
Catalan: repartir
Dutch: uitdelen
Finnish: jakaa
trans-mid
Russian: �аздава�� (razdavát�), �а�п�едел��� (raspredelját�)
Swedish: dela
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trans-top|administer in portions
Dutch: delen
trans-mid
Russian: нано�и�� (nanosít�)
Swedish: dela
Portuguese: lidar
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trans-top|distribute (cards)
Catalan: repartir
Finnish: jakaa
French: distribuer
German: geben
trans-mid
Russian: �дава�� (sdavát�), �аздава�� (razdavát�)
Swedish: ge
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trans-top|baseball slang: to pitch
trans-mid
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trans-top|trade
Catalan: comerciar, vendre, comprar
Dutch: handelen
German: handeln
trans-mid
Russian: �о�гова�� (torgovát�)
Swedish: sälja
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trans-top|sell (illicit drugs)
German: dealen
trans-mid
Russian: �б�ва�� (sbyvát�), colloq. �олка�� (tolkát�)
Swedish: langa, sälja
Portuguese: traficar
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trans-top|be concerned with
Catalan: tractar
Dutch: te maken hebben met
trans-mid
Swedish: handla
Portuguese: lidar
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trans-top|handle, manage
Dutch: behandelen, regelen
German: umgehen
Portuguese: lidar
trans-mid
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ttbc|Dutch: delen
ttbc|Hindi: भा� द�ना (bh�ga den�), बा��ना (b�mtana), हिस�सा �रना, विभा�ित �रना, द�ना (den�), ताश �� पत�त� बा��ना, सम�बन�ध र�ना, व�यापार �रना, ल�न-द�न �रना, व�यवहार �रना, बर�ताव �रना; (intransitive) व�यवहार �रना, व�यापार �रना, �लाना, बरतना, सामना �रना; (transitive) व�यापार �रना, ल�न द�न �रना
ttbc|Indonesian: sepakat, kait|berkaitan dengan, tangan|menangani, kocok|mengocok, kelola|mengelola
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (�����, g�i-suru), �� (����, atsukau), 混�� (���, mazeru), ���� (������, torihiki-suru)
ttbc|Old English: dælan|dǣlan

Noun
en-noun

1. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

#:I didn�t have a good deal all evening.
#:I believe it's your deal.

1. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction

#:We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.

1. An agreement between parties; an arrangement

#:He made a deal with the devil.
#:It's a deal!

Synonyms
(cards held in a card game by a player at any given time): hand
(instance of buying or selling): business deal, sale, trade, transaction
(agreement between parties fixing obligations of each): contract, pact

Derived terms
no deal
package deal
raw deal

Translations
trans-top|distribution of cards
Finnish: jako
French: pli m, donne f
trans-mid
Polish: rozdanie kart
Russian: �да�а (sdá�a) f
Swedish: giv c
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trans-top|instance of buying or selling
Finnish: kauppa, diili (slang)
German: Handel m
Hebrew: עסק� ('ysqa) f
trans-mid
Polish: transakcja, interes, sprzedaż
Russian: �делка (sdélka) f
Swedish: affär c, transaktion c
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trans-top|agreement, arrangement
Catalan: tracte, m
Finnish: sopimus, diili (slang)
French: contrat m
German: Pakt m
trans-mid
Italian: contratto m
Polish: porozumienie, uk�ad, kontrakt, umowa
Russian: �делка (sdélka) f
Swedish: kontrakt n, pakt c, uppgörelse c
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ttbc|Hindi: भा� (bh�g), बा�� (b�mt), परिमाण (parim�n), मात�रा (m�tr�), ��श (amsh), बाह�ल�य (b�hulya) (1); (quantity) मात�रा (m�tr�), परिमाण, ब��ा� (bant�ī), बा�� (b�mt); (treat) व�यवहार; (bargain) स�दा (saud�)
ttbc|Indonesian: sepakat|kesepakatan (1,2)
ttbc|Japanese: �� (����, torihiki) (1,2), �� (���, g�i) (2)

Etymology 3
Middle Low German dele#Middle Low German|dele, cognate with Old English þille

Noun
en-noun

1. uncountable wood|Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir.)
2. countable A plank of softwood (fir or pine board.)

Synonyms
(wood that is easy to saw, from conifers such as pine or fir):
(plank of softwood):

Translations
trans-top|wood that is easy to saw
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trans-top|plank of softwood
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Made of deal.

#:A plain deal table

Translations
trans-top|made of deal
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Anagrams
dale
lade
lead

Translations to be checked
ttbc|German: Handel m

Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Romanian

Etymology
From a Slavic language

Noun
deal f and m

1. hill

Category:Romanian nouns

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