deal with

British  

verb

1. to take action on

   to deal with each problem in turn

2. to punish

   the headmaster will deal with the culprit

3. to be concerned with

   the book deals with Dutch art

4. to conduct oneself (towards others), esp with regard to fairness

   he can be relied on to deal fairly with everyone

5. to do business with

   the firm deals with many overseas suppliers

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deal with Idioms  

1. See deal in , def. 1.

2. Do business with someone, as in I like dealing with this company . [Late 1600s] Also see deal in , def. 2.

3. Take action in, handle, administer, dispose of, as in The committee will deal with this matter . [Second half of 1400s]

4. Act in a specified way toward someone, as in He dealt extremely fairly with his competitors . [c. 1300]

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Example Sentences

Micah Richards: How teams deal with the humidity is going to play a big part at this tournament, so the South American teams will be strong.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“What we saw with them is the same energy that we had in rebuilding Primm,” said Cory Clemetson, describing the new deal with Terrible’s in an interview with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2024, Microsoft signed a 20-year power deal with Constellation Energy that will restart the undamaged reactor at Three Mile Island, now renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

GM also inked a deal with Redwood Materials for battery recycling and “second-life” battery packs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Both sides could do a deal with Goldman Sachs by signing a piece of paper.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis