deal in
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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.
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Do business or trade in something, as in They deal in diamonds . [Late 1500s] Also see deal with .
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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
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Tyler Biadasz, the talented center they signed to a three-year, $30-million deal in March, suffered a knee injury in training camp and is done for the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump has described the pact announced Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Efforts to secure a devolution deal in Cornwall have been stymied by the county's reluctance to form a group with Devon but also to having a mayor.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Later, Fervo, Google and utility NV Energy joined together on a 115-megawatt deal in Nevada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I do not deal in common currency. For this I shall require one secret withheld from a friend.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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