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

His former spouse, Melinda, was grilled about the references to her ex during an interview with NPR’s “Wild Card” podcast, which premiered Feb. 5, and while she refused to comment on specific details, she admitted that she finds it “hard” to deal with the scandal so publicly.

From MarketWatch

Novo Nordisk last week said that sales and earnings would drop sharply this year as prices of its GLP-1 drugs come down following a recent deal with the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal

Innovent said Sunday that it and its subsidiaries signed a deal with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly to develop new medicines targeting cancer and immune system diseases globally, marking the seventh collaboration between the two companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Days later, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Beijing to slash a 100% tariff to 6.1% on as many as 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Deal with that credit-card debt ASAP, given that the average APR is 22.8%.

From MarketWatch