deal

/dil/
/dil/
IPA guide

Other forms: dealt; deals

"Let's make a deal," a friend might say to you. That means he wants to make an agreement on something. If you pay for the gas, for example, he'll pay for the food. What a deal!

Ready to deal with all the meanings of the word deal?! You can deal a deck of cards. You can make a business deal. You can strike a deal. You can try to deal with an unfortunate situation. You can score a deal in the bargain basement. Deal comes from the Old English dǣlan, meaning "divide" and "participate."

Definitions of deal
  1. verb
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
    “I can deal with this crew of workers”
    synonyms: care, handle, manage
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    administer, administrate
    work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
    organise, organize
    cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
    work
    cause to operate or function
    come to grips, get to grips
    deal with (a problem or a subject)
    dispose of
    deal with or settle
    mind, take care
    be in charge of or deal with
    coordinate
    bring into common action, movement, or condition
    juggle
    deal with simultaneously
    process
    deal with in a routine way
    misconduct, mishandle, mismanage
    manage badly or incompetently
    direct
    be in charge of
    carry on, conduct
    direct the course of; manage or control
    touch
    deal with; usually used with a form of negation
    curate
    organize and oversee items in a collection or exhibit
    finesse
    plan, manage, or direct with subtle and skillful maneuvering
    arrange, order, put, set up
    arrange thoughts, ideas, or temporal events
    give, have, hold, make, throw
    organize or be responsible for
    rationalise, rationalize
    structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
    pontificate
    administer a pontifical office
    territorialise, territorialize
    organize as a territory
    reorganise, reorganize, shake up
    organize anew
    collectivise, collectivize
    bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
    tend
    manage or run
    guide, steer
    be a guiding or motivating force or drive
    head, lead
    be in charge of
    manage, oversee, superintend, supervise
    watch and direct
    operate, run
    direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
    racketeer
    carry on illegal business activities involving crime
    administer
    direct the taking of
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    command, control
    exercise authoritative control or power over
  2. verb
    direct the course of; manage or control
    synonyms: carry on, conduct
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    racketeer
    carry on illegal business activities involving crime
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    care, handle, manage
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  3. verb
    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”
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    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  4. verb
    behave in a certain way towards others
    “He deals fairly with his employees”
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    acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport
    behave in a certain manner
  5. verb
    act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    synonyms: address, cover, handle, plow, treat
    do by, handle, treat
    interact in a certain way
    comprehend, cover, embrace, encompass
    include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
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    theologise, theologize
    treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character
    discourse, discuss, talk about
    consider or examine in speech or writing
    descant
    talk at great length about something of one's interest
    talk shop
    discuss matters that are related to work
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    broach, initiate, moot
    bring up a topic for discussion
  6. verb
    take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
    synonyms: consider, look at, take
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    contemplate
    consider as a possibility
    dally, play, trifle
    consider not very seriously
    abstract
    consider apart from a particular case or instance