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

Pfizer last year prevailed in a bidding war with Novo Nordisk for obesity drug developer Metsera, while Roche struck a licensing deal with Denmark’s Zealand Pharma and previously bought Carmot Therapeutics.

From The Wall Street Journal

A private waste clearance firm has been given the contract to deal with the site over the next 12 months at a cost of £9.6m.

From BBC

“As always, we’ll look at a range of options to deal with that.”

From MarketWatch

“As always, we’ll look at a range of options to deal with that.”

From MarketWatch

Democrats struck a deal with the White House on Thursday to avert an extended government shutdown, which Senate lawmakers will rush to pass as soon as this evening.

From Barron's