Idioms for deal
cut a deal, Informal.
to make an agreement, especially a business agreement: Networks have cut a deal with foreign stations for an international hookup.
deal someone in, Slang.
to include: He was making a lot of dough in the construction business so I got him to deal me in.
Origin of deal
1
before 900; (v.) Middle English
delen, Old English
dǣlan (cognate with German
teilen), derivative of
dǣl part (cognate with German
Teil); (noun) in part derivative of the v.;
(in defs 19, 23) Middle English
deel, del(e), Old English
dǣl
Words nearby deal
deafferentation,
deafmutism,
deafness,
deak,
deakin,
deal,
deal in,
deal out,
deal with,
dealate,
dealcoholization
British Dictionary definitions for great deal (1 of 3)
Deal
/ (diːl) /
noun
a town in SE England, in Kent, on the English Channel: two 16th-century castles: tourism, light industries. Pop: 96 670 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for great deal (2 of 3)
deal
1
/ (diːl) /
verb deals, dealing or dealt (dɛlt)
noun
Word Origin for deal
Old English
dǣlan, from
dǣl a part; compare Old High German
teil a part, Old Norse
deild a share
British Dictionary definitions for great deal (3 of 3)
deal
2
/ (diːl) /
noun
a plank of softwood timber, such as fir or pine, or such planks collectively
the sawn wood of various coniferous trees, such as that from the Scots pine (red deal) or from the Norway Spruce (white deal)
adjective
of fir or pine
Word Origin for deal
C14: from Middle Low German
dele plank; see
thill
Idioms and Phrases with great deal (1 of 2)
great deal
see good deal.
Idioms and Phrases with great deal (2 of 2)
deal