deal with

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

Idioms and Phrases

See deal in , def. 1.

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

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

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

Example Sentences

“Which would be a good reason to vote early and not have to deal with these things on Election Day.”

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It has since sought to bring other countries into its space programme and signed a deal with longtime ally Pakistan in February to recruit the first foreign "taikonauts".

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Raza was caught and bowled as he struggled to deal with a delivery aimed at off stump, striking the ball straight to the 27-year-old Afghan skipper.

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MP signed a blockbuster deal with the Defense Department in July that included an equity stake, a price floor for rare-earth materials, and a guaranteed customer for rare-earth magnets from production infrastructure the company is building.

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Most households already typically pay £52 a year to deal with historic debt.

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