What does “deal” mean?
- 1
nounan agreement, especially in business
The two companies signed a deal yesterday.
- 2
verbto take action to solve a problem or handle a situation (with “with”)
I’ll deal with the complaint myself.
- 3
nouna good price for something
I got a great deal on these shoes.
Deal at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /dil/ · DEEL
- Forms
- dealt, dealt
How to use “deal” correctly
“A great deal of” goes with uncountable nouns: “a great deal of time”. The past is irregular: “dealt” (DELT).
Common phrases with “deal”
- deal with
- make a deal
- a great deal of
- big deal
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- dealer
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