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Idioms for deal
cut a deal, Informal. to make an agreement, especially a business agreement: Networks have cut a deal with foreign stations for an international hookup.
deal someone in, Slang. to include: He was making a lot of dough in the construction business so I got him to deal me in.
Origin of deal
1before 900; (v.) Middle English delen,Old English dǣlan (cognate with German teilen), derivative of dǣl part (cognate with German Teil); (noun) in part derivative of the v.; (in defs. 19, 23) Middle English deel, del(e), Old English dǣl
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Definition for deal (2 of 2)
deal2
[ deel ]
/ dil /
noun
a board or plank, especially of fir or pine, cut to any of various standard sizes.
such boards collectively.
fir or pine wood.
adjective
made of deal.
Origin of deal
21375–1425; late Middle English dele<Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; see thill
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British Dictionary definitions for deal (1 of 3)
deal1
/ (diːl) /
verb deals, dealing or dealt (dɛlt)
noun
Word Origin for deal
Old English dǣlan, from dǣl a part; compare Old High German teil a part, Old Norse deild a share
British Dictionary definitions for deal (2 of 3)
deal2
/ (diːl) /
noun
a plank of softwood timber, such as fir or pine, or such planks collectively
the sawn wood of various coniferous trees, such as that from the Scots pine (red deal) or from the Norway Spruce (white deal)
adjective
of fir or pine
Word Origin for deal
C14: from Middle Low German dele plank; see thill
British Dictionary definitions for deal (3 of 3)
Deal
/ (diːl) /
noun
a town in SE England, in Kent, on the English Channel: two 16th-century castles: tourism, light industries. Pop: 96 670 (2003 est)
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Idioms and Phrases with deal
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