deal

Pronunciation

• enPR: dēl
• IPA ^(key): /diːl/
• SAMPA: /di:l/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular deal

Plural deals

1. A deal is a business agreement.

   The company made a deal with the agents.

2. (countable); (informal) A deal is a situation.

   OK, so here's the deal.

Verb

Plain form deal

Third person singular deals

Simple past dealt

Past participle dealt

Present participle dealing

1. (intransitive) If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.
2. (transitive) When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.
3. The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.

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