deal in

1. Also, deal with . Be occupied or concerned with, as in Jim deals in generalities , or This book deals with idioms . The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from about 1300.

2. Do business or trade in something, as in They deal in diamonds . [Late 1500s] Also see deal with .

3. deal someone in . Also, deal one a hand . Include someone, give someone a share, as in I hope they'll deal me in on this new enterprise . This usage comes from card games, where to deal has meant “to distribute cards” since the 16th century. [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

What he really wants is a peace deal in his own interests, which partly overlap with U.S. national interests.

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While negotiating a bond deal in Poland in the 1920s, he refused to receive his Polish relatives.

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Ubisoft struck a deal in March under which the Chinese internet giant agreed to spend 1.16 billion euros for a roughly 25% stake in a new subsidiary.

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Shares of two rare-earth companies headed in opposite directions early Wednesday, moved by calls from Goldman Sachs and news of a rare-earths deal in the Middle East.

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The average biopharma deal in 2025 has been 90% larger than last year, though there have been fewer deals than in years past, according to Ernst & Young.

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