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

Carvana struggled in late 2022 and part of 2023, beset by a cash crisis followed by a bankruptcy-dodging deal with bondholders, but since then has carved out a comfortable and lucrative space for itself.

From MarketWatch

A Sudanese military official told The Wall Street Journal that Sudan needs new weapons supplies, but that doing a deal with Russia might generate problems with the U.S. and European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal

Weidenmuller’s lawyer, Paul Saso, attempted to argue back, insisting that the sale would likely reap millions more than needed to cover the payments and insisting that they could deal with any shortfall at a later date.

From MarketWatch

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who declared a state of emergency to deal with the disaster, vowed to build back.

From Barron's

Late October, Seoul struck a trade deal with Washington that lowered U.S. tariffs to 15% from 25% on most Korean goods, including vehicles, effective from Nov. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal