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deal

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  1. new deal               2. distribute            
 
1. deal \'de-(*)l\ n [ME deel, fr. OE d-l; akin to OE da-l division], 
   portion, OHG teil part obs  1: PART, PORTION  2a: an indefinite quantity or 
   degree {means a great ~}  2b: a large quantity {a ~ of money}  3a: the act 
   or right of distributing cards to players in a card game  3b: HAND b  4a: 
   an extensive governmental program  4b: the period of such a program 
2. deal \'delt\ \'de--lin\ vb or dealt;  or deal.ing 1: to give as one's 
   portion  2: ADMINISTER, BESTOW {dealt him a blow}  1: to distribute the 
   cards in a card game  2: to have to do : TREAT {the book ~s with education 
   } 3a: to engage in bargaining : TRADE  3b: to sell or distribute something 
   as a business {~ in insurance)> 4: to take action with regard to someone or 
   something {~ with an o ffender} - deal.er n
3. deal n 1: an act of dealing : TRANSACTION  2: treatment received {a 
   dirty ~}  3: an arrangement for mutual advantage 
4. deal n [MD or MLG dele plank; akin to OHG dili plank - more at THILL)M 
   Brit  1a: a board of fir or pine  1b: sawed yellow-pine lumber nine inches 
   or wider and three, four, or five  inches thick 2: pine or fir wood  - deal 
   aj