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   deal

   /diːl/

   verb

   • 1. distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round: "the cards were dealt for the last hand" Similar distributegive outshare outdivide outdivide uphand outpass outpass rounddole outmete outdispenseallocateallotassignapportionbestowinformal:divvy up
   • ▪ include a new player in a card game by giving them cards.
   • ▪ distribute or mete out (something) to a person or group: "the punishments dealt out to the rioters were hideous"
   • 2. take part in commercial trading of a particular commodity: "directors were prohibited from dealing in the company's shares" Similar trade inbuy and sellbe concerned with tradingbe engaged in tradingdo business insellvendpurveysupplystockofferoffer for salehave for salepeddlemarketmerchandisetraffic insmugglerunrustleinformal:pushflog
   • ▪ be concerned with: "journalism that deals in small-town chit-chat" Similar concernbe aboutbe concerned withconcern itself withhave to do withdiscussconsidercovertreat ofpertain toappertain totacklestudyexploreinvestigateexaminego intoreviewanalyseweigh uparchaic:regard
   • ▪ buy and sell illegal drugs: informal "you are suspected of dealing in drugs"
   • 3. take measures concerning (someone or something), especially with the intention of putting something right: "they seem incapable of dealing with the problem" Similar cope withhandlemanageattend tosee totake care oftake charge oftake in handsort outtackletake oncontrolmasterinfluencemanipulate
   • ▪ cope with or control (a difficult person or situation): "you'll have to find a way of dealing with those feelings"
   • ▪ treat (someone) in a particular way: "life had dealt very harshly with her" Similar treathandleserveuseact towardsbehave towardsconduct oneself towards
   • ▪ have commercial relations with: "the bank deals directly with the private sector"
   • ▪ have as a subject; discuss: "the novel deals with several different topics"
   • 4. inflict (a blow) on (someone or something): "hopes of an economic recovery were dealt another blow" Similar deliveradministerdispenseinflictgiveimposedirectaim

   noun

   • 1. an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context: "the government was ready to do a deal with the opposition"
   • ▪ a particular form of treatment given or received: "working mothers get a bad deal"
   • ▪ the situation or state of affairs: informal "what's the deal with you and that guy?"
   • 2. the process of distributing the cards to players in a card game: "after the deal, players A and B stay out"
   • ▪ a player's turn to distribute cards: "‘Time for one more game.’ ‘All right. Whose deal?’"
   • ▪ the round of play following a distribution of cards.
   • ▪ the set of hands dealt to the players.

   Word Origin Old Englishdǣlan ‘divide’, ‘participate’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deel and German Teil ‘part’ (noun), also to dole1. The sense ‘divide’ gave rise to ‘distribute’, hence deal1 (sense 1 of the verb, sense 4 of the verb); the sense ‘participate’ gave rise to ‘have dealings with’, hence deal1 (sense 2 of the verb, sense 3 of the verb).

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

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