deal

Definition

• n. a particular instance of buying or selling
• n. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
• n. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
• n. the act of distributing playing cards

Word forms

Present participle

dealing

Past participle

dealt

Third person singular

deals

Past tense

dealt

Example sentences

1. n.

   The company signed a deal to supply furniture to the new hotel.

2. vi.

   She knows how to deal with difficult customers.

3. vt.

   The teacher will deal the cards to each student before the game starts.

4. n.

   After the deal, everyone looked at their cards carefully.