Dictionary definition · deal
noun
- a particular instance of buying or selling"it was a package deal"
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each"he made a bargain with the devil"
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent"a batch of letters"
- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time"I didn't hold a good hand all evening"
verb
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression"This book deals with incest"
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes"Take the case of China"
- take action with respect to (someone or something)"How are we going to deal with this problem?"
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
- administer or bestow, as in small portions"administer critical remarks to everyone present"
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood"She deals in gold"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).