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

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deal with

This new deal should look a bit different than the last few times that USC extended their apparel deal with Nike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Some analysts predict China will never sign the Siberia 2 deal with Russia despite last year’s memorandum of understanding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Arsenal fans campaigned against the new Premier League champions renewing their deal, with the Gunners for Peace group suggesting Tottenham would be a better sleeve sponsor.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Perhaps they have some ideas about how to deal with this?

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

I would get her free, and then I’d deal with everything else.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff