deal

//diːl//
B1Frequency Level 4Neutral
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Noun

dealSingular
dealsPlural
1

An agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics.

We made a deal with the new supplier.

2

A particular type of treatment received.

The new employees got a fair deal from the company.

3

A large quantity or amount.

She spends a great deal of time reading books.

4

The distribution of cards to players in a card game.

It's your deal. Please shuffle the cards and hand them out.

Verb

dealInfinitive
dealPresent tense
dealtPast tense
dealtPast participle
dealingPresent participle
dealsThird-person singular
1

To distribute cards to players in a card game.

It's your turn to deal the cards.

2

To do business; to trade or bargain.

Our company deals in electronic products.

3

To take action with respect to someone or something.

I need to deal with this problem before it gets worse.

4

To give out or distribute something.

She dealt the cards to all the players.

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