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

Intel’s stock rose, driven by optimism for its chip-packaging services and a new report on a deal with Apple.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

To deal with debt and faltering returns on investment, China in effect rolls over existing debt and recapitalizes its banks with injections of liquidity in the money supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Investors were initially excited about Iren’s new deal with Nvidia, but now they seem to be coming to terms with the cost of rapid artificial-intelligence expansion.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

With attacks on 18 medical facilities reported by the World Health Organization, an already under-resourced system is struggling to deal with a wave of psychological problems.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Not long before that, in April 2007, Howie Hubler, perhaps having misgivings about the size of his gamble, had struck a deal with the guy who ran the doomed Bear Stearns hedge funds, Ralph Cioffi.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis