deed
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.
an exploit or achievement; feat: brave deeds.
Often deeds. an act or gesture, especially as illustrative of intentions, one's character, or the like: Her deeds speak for themselves.
Law. a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, especially of real estate.
to convey or transfer by deed.
Origin of deed
1synonym study For deed
Other words from deed
- deedless, adjective
- re·deed, verb (used with object)
- un·deed·ed, adjective
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How to use deed in a sentence
The deeding of territory in a Patent Right is about equivalent to giving a deed to so much blue sky.
Twenty Years of Hus'ling | J. P. JohnstonHe grows aweary and lies down to sleep—to sleep and wake no more, deeding to us the mintage of his love.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 | Elbert HubbardAunt Corinne went through an impressive pantomime of deeding and double-deeding herself not to holler.
Old Caravan Days | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
British Dictionary definitions for deed
/ (diːd) /
something that is done or performed; act
a notable achievement; feat; exploit
action or performance, as opposed to words
law a formal legal document signed, witnessed, and delivered to effect a conveyance or transfer of property or to create a legal obligation or contract
(tr) US and Canadian to convey or transfer (property) by deed
Origin of deed
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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