deal

deal · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An agreement or arrangement, especially in business.

  2. 2.

    A particular type of treatment received.

  3. 3.

    (Informal) A large amount.

  4. 4.

    The act of distributing cards in a card game.

  5. 5.

    To distribute cards to players.

  6. 6.

    To engage in buying and selling.

  7. 7.

    To take action with respect to something.

  8. 8.

    To give out or deliver.

Forms

plural: deals

Related words

See also: agreement, bargain, transaction
Synonyms: agreement, arrangement, bargain, transaction

Etymology

From Old English dælan meaning "to divide, distribute," from Proto-Germanic dailijaną. Related to German teilen meaning "to share." The noun sense of "business transaction" developed in the 14th century.