the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions";
the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise";
a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he''s a master of the business deal";
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals";
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car";
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn''t hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand";
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty";
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir);
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board);
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case";
deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China";
do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes";
sell; "deal hashish";
distribute to the players in a game; "Who''s dealing?";
give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades";
give out as one''s portion or share;
administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone";
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";
behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees";
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can''t handle nuts"; "She managed her parents'' affairs after they got too old";
direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this";
come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day";
