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NGSL Rank: 320
deal
diːl Listen
Meanings
verb
  • distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round.
    E.g. the cards were dealt for the last hand
  • take part in commercial trading of a particular commodity.
    E.g. directors were prohibited from dealing in the company's shares
  • take measures concerning (someone or something), especially with the intention of putting something right.
  • inflict (a blow) on (someone or something).
    E.g. hopes of an economic recovery were dealt another blow
noun
  • an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context.
    E.g. the government was ready to do a deal with the opposition
  • the process of distributing the cards to players in a card game.
    E.g. after the deal, players A and B stay out
noun
  • fir or pine wood as a building material.

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