[diːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: they seem incapable of dealing with the problem)

- inflict (a blow) on (someone or something)
(e.g: hopes of an economic recovery were dealt another blow)


Phrases:
- a big deal
- a deal of
- a great deal
- cut a deal
- it's a deal
- no big deal
- the real deal

Origin:
Old English dǣlan ‘divide’, ‘participate’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deel and German Teil ‘part’ (noun), also to dole. The sense ‘divide’ gave rise to ‘distribute’, hence deal deal; the sense ‘participate’ gave rise to ‘have dealings with’, hence deal deal

[diːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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)


Phrases:
- a big deal
- a deal of
- a great deal
- cut a deal
- it's a deal
- no big deal
- the real deal

Origin:
Old English dǣlan ‘divide’, ‘participate’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deel and German Teil ‘part’ (noun), also to dole. The sense ‘divide’ gave rise to ‘distribute’, hence deal deal; the sense ‘participate’ gave rise to ‘have dealings with’, hence deal deal

[diːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- fir or pine wood as a building material
(e.g: softwoods such as deal were more usually painted over)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dele ‘plank’