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foredeal

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl/

foredeal noun: an advantage; benefit; profit.

Noun

foredeal (plural foredeals)

  1. An advantage; benefit; profit.
    • [...] and at a great foredeal already; [and as for] such foredeal that they despair not of the...a deal, but that through the help of God, [our Grace and] other good ministers, these personages which [shall be now] sent shall undoubtedly conclude [...]1527, Brewer, Brodie, Gairdner, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII
    • And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.1889, Sir Thomas Mallory, La morte d'Arthure: The history of King Arthur and of the Knights
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) The first place; lead; precedence; preference.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) Progress; advancement.

Verb

IPA/fɔː(ɹ)ˈdiːl/

foredeal (third-person singular simple present foredeals, present participle foredealing, simple past and past participle foredealed)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard.

Antonyms of foredeal

Forms of foredeal

Noun
pluralforedeals
alternative formfordele
alternative formfordeal
alternative formfordeale
alternative formforthdeal
alternative formfordell
alternative formfordel
Verb
third-person singular presentforedeals
present participleforedealing
past participleforedealed
pastforedealed

Origin of foredeal

From earlier fordele, from Middle English foredel, foredele. Equivalent to fore- + deal. Compare Saterland Frisian Foardeel (“advantage, gain, benefit, profit”), Dutch voordeel, Low German fortel, German Vorteil (“advantage”), Danish fordel, Swedish fördel. More at fore-, deal.

Questions about foredeal

What does foredeal mean?
Foredeal means an advantage; benefit; profit.
What part of speech is foredeal?
Foredeal can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce foredeal?
Foredeal is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl/.
What is the plural of foredeal?
The plural of foredeal is foredeals.

Words near foredeal in the dictionary

  1. foredawned
  2. foredawning
  3. foredawns
  4. foreday
  5. foredays
  6. foredeal
  7. foredeals
  8. foredeck
  9. foredecks
  10. foredeclare
  11. foredecree

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