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overdeals

overdeals is the plural of overdeal.

overdeals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdeal.

Meaning of overdeal

Noun

overdeal (plural overdeals)

  1. (obsolete) An amount left over; excess.
    • Among the people (of Rome) beſide x. modij of corne, & as many pints of oyle, he diſtributed & dealt 300 Seſterces alſo by the poll, vvhich hee had in times paſt promiſed, vvith an overdeale of 100. a peece to boote, for time.1606, Caius [i.e., Gaius] Suetonius Tranquillus, “The Historie of Caius Iulius Cesar Dictator”, in Philêmon Holland, transl., The Historie of Twelve Cæsars Emperours of Rome. […], London: […]...

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Questions about overdeals

What is overdeals the plural of?
Overdeals is the plural of overdeal.

Words near overdeals in the dictionary

  1. overdazzled
  2. overdazzles
  3. overdazzling
  4. overdeal
  5. overdealing
  6. overdeals
  7. overdealt
  8. overdear
  9. overdearly
  10. overdeck
  11. overdecked

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