deal

I

n.

transaction

1) to close, wrap up (colloq.); do (BE), make (AE), strike a deal with (we closed the deal with them yesterday)

treatment

2) a fair, square; raw (colloq.), rotten (colloq.), rough (colloq.) deal (she got a raw deal from her boss)

arrangement

3) a package deal

amount

4) a good, great deal

misc.

5) (colloq.) a big deal ('an impressive matter'); it means a great deal to her ('it is very important to her')

II

v.

1)(formal) (A) he dealt a death blow to the enemy; or: he dealt the enemy a deathblow

2) (d; intr.) to deal in (they deal in furs)

3) (d; intr.) to deal with (we deal with many customers; to deal with complaints; I'll deal with the children later; this chapter deals with the problem of inflation)

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[diːl]

great deal

or: he dealt the enemy a deathblow

square

it means a great deal to her ('it is very important to her')

make (AE)

do (BE)

raw (colloq.)

rotten (colloq.)

wrap up (colloq.)

rough (colloq.) deal (she got a raw deal from her boss)

strike a deal with (we closed the deal with them yesterday)

(formal) (A) he dealt a deathblow to the enemy

['amount'] a good

['arrangement'] a package deal

['transaction'] to close

['treatment'] a fair

['misc. '] (colloq.) a big deal ('an impressive matter')

(d; intr.) to deal in (they deal in furs)

(d; intr.) to deal with (we deal with many customers; to deal with complaints; I'll deal with the children later; this chapter deals with the problem of inflation)