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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deal with

South Korea’s SK On in August signed a deal with U.S.-based NeoVolta Power to deliver 9 gigawatts of LFP battery cells over five years, to be produced at SK On’s plant in Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Whoever gets elected this cycle will have to deal with Social Security.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Last week, Libya's eastern-based parliament approved a maritime demarcation deal with Turkey, years after rejecting it when it was first signed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

One threat is to scientific journals, the guardians of scientific integrity, which are seen to be failing to deal with a tsunami of AI-generated distortions.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Katherine turned around and raised her eyebrow at Jonah, as if to say, You have to deal with this one.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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