deals

Noun (1)

deal (plural deals)

1. (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
   • We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.

   Synonyms:

   allotment, apportionment, distribution

2. (often) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
   • There is a vast deal of difference in memories, as well as in every thing else, and therefore you should make allowance for your cousin, and pity her deficiency.1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter II, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 35

   Synonyms:

   batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess

Noun (2)

deal (plural deals)

1. (archaic, broadly) An act of dealing or sharing out.
2. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
   • I didn’t have a good deal all evening.

   Synonyms:

   hand

3. A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
   • We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.

   Synonyms:

   business deal, sale, trade, transaction

4. A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
   • You also have to look at the kind of mortgage deals available to you and whether you will be able to trade up to the kind of property you are looking for.2009, The Guardian, Virginia Wallis, 22 Jul 2009

   Synonyms:

   steal, bargain

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