Antonyms for deal
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : deel |
| Phonetic Transcription : dil |
Definition of deal
Origin :- from Old English dæl "part, share, quantity, amount," from Proto-Germanic *dailaz (cf. Old Norse deild, Old Frisian del, Dutch deel, Old High German and German teil, Gothic dails "part, share"), from PIE *dail- "to divide" (cf. Old Church Slavonic delu "part," Lithuanian dalis).
- Business sense of "transaction, bargain" is 1837, originally slang. Meaning "an amount" is from 1560s. New Deal is from F.D. Roosevelt speech of July 1932. Big deal is 1928; ironic use first recorded 1951 in "Catcher in the Rye." Deal breaker is attested by 1975.
- noun agreement, bargain
- noun amount, share
- noun distribution of playing cards
- verb do business
- verb distribute
- A deal with the Rothschilds for control of the Spanish mines had fallen through.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He became obsessed with the idea that the people with whom he had to deal were "out to get him."
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- The men I had to deal with were more to be pitied than blamed.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- No, he couldn't go just yet—he'd have to stay with the deal another month.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- It is from this point of view that we must deal with the early idea of God as a God of battles.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- It will be convenient to deal with the fortunes of the right column first.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It will deal with the world as it is in the service of "the God of things as they are."
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- It will deal with the days of the week as well as with the Sabbath.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- "There's a bunch going into this deal, together, Rose," Bert Mall explained.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- "Well, there's a deal to be said on that side," he remarked.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
Synonyms for deal
- abundance
- accord
- administer
- allot
- appointment
- apportion
- arrangement
- assign
- bargain
- barter
- bestow
- bicker
- buy
- buy and sell
- chance
- come across with
- compromise
- conception
- contract
- cut and shuffle
- degree
- deliver
- dicker
- disburse
- dish out
- dispense
- disperse
- disseminate
- distribution
- divide
- divvy
- dole out
- drop
- extent
- fork out
- fork over
- fresh start
- game
- give
- hammer out deal
- hand
- hand out
- handle
- horse trade
- impart
- inflict
- knock down price
- measure
- mete out
- negotiate
- opportunity
- pact
- partake
- participate
- partition
- pledge
- plenty
- plethora
- portion
- prearrangement
- quantity
- render
- reward
- round
- sell
- shake
- share
- stock
- strike
- superabundance
- swap
- trade
- traffic
- transaction
- treat
- understanding
- work out deal
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