deal

🇺🇸 /diːl/ 🇬🇧 /diːl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
R

to give cards to players in a card game

Please deal the cards for our game.

B2

to buy and sell illegal drugs

Police arrested him for dealing drugs on the street.

noun
B1

an agreement, especially in business

We made a good deal to buy the car.

B2

how someone or something is treated

Children get a fair deal at this school.

R

the act of giving out cards in a game

It's your turn to do the deal.

R

soft wood from fir or pine trees

The old deal table is very strong.

translation

v. to give cards to players in a card game; to buy and sell illegal drugs
n. an agreement, especially in business; how someone or something is treated; the act of giving out cards in a game; soft wood from fir or pine trees

Word Forms

3rd Present deals
Past dealt
Progressive dealing
Perfect dealt
Plural deals