Search results for 'deal':

deal¹ noun 1 a bargain, agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics. 2 a particular form of treatment or behaviour towards someone • a rough deal. 3 the act or way of, or a player's turn of, sharing out cards among the players in a card game. verb (dealt dealing) tr & intr 1 (also deal out) to divide the cards among the players in a card game. 2 (also deal out) to give something out to a number of people, etc. a good or great deal 1 a large quantity. 2 very much or often • She sees them a great deal. deal someone a blow to hit, strike or distress them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon dæl a part.

deal² noun a plank or planks of soft wood, now always fir or pine wood, used for making furniture, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c as dele: from German dialect.