Deal meaning in English
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Definition
a deal: an agreement, a transaction, an arrangement, a contract, an understanding
We have a deal. It's agreed.
to close a deal to sign, conclude or finish a contract or business agreement
to deal: to distribute, to sell, to give
This is an irregular verb:
I deal / I dealt / I have dealt
to deal with: to be in charge of; to handle, to manage
I will deal directly with the boss myself. I don't need anyone to help me with this.
Examples
- "We'll start with the basics, then focus on the Internet, and eventually we'll deal with word processing, spreadsheets, etc."
- "Luna : Oh, don't worry Brian, I know how to deal with racists."
- "These situations are difficult enough to deal with at the best of times: but you have jet lag and haven't slept for 39 hours."
- "Beautiful hotels, kung fu fighting, and a beautiful sales deal that should make the company millions!"
- "It's a personality questionnaire that explores how candidates deal with different situations."
- "Delavigne doesn't pay me enough to deal with this kind of abuse."
- "Philip : I assign prospective clients to the team, and advise the staff on dealing with difficult prospects."
- "Not only did I lose the deal, but Stink ruined my favorite pair of pants."
- "Ok, you've got a deal!"
- "You dealt with minor setbacks like Luna DeLune's absurd claim that her LunaBot "had bad energy" (we checked the voltage, she was fine)."
- "Marlene : Okay, I'll sign a deal."
- "It appears that you neglected to sign the licensing contract for our co-branding deal in duplicate."
- "Well, I'll have to speak with Ivana, and I will encourage her to sign the deal, but rest assured she won't accept anything less than 35,000."
- "In case you've forgotten, we had reached a deal on selling co-branded cosmetic products on the Asian market!"
- "You'll find that dealing with certain members of the media can be quite a task."
- "The seven billion dollar deal had been in the works for months, says Professor Ping "Pong" Faan, chair of the economics department at Beijing University."
- "The Serious Fraud office has been called in, and, although they haven't officially announced their findings yet, the Sunday Roast has THE scoop: it appears that Leeson had been netting huge losses on unauthorised deals, and falsifying information to cover up his failures."
- "As an accountant, I deal with many papers, and I fear that my office would become a real mess without the presence of a stapler."
- "Drug dealing?"
- "I'm furious and I should report you to the police, but I will take great pleasure in dealing with this matter myself."
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