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Synonyms for deal

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

lot good deal great deal mess trade transaction make-out thingy

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Great deal — an indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good)

great deal, lot, good deal, mess, slew, pot, sight informal, plenty, heap, batch, mint, many, quantity, peck, stack, load, spate UK, raft, oodles informal, wad, mass, gob

2. Trade — A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction

trade, transaction, business deal, sale, truck

3. Agreement — an agreement between parties; an arrangement

agreement, contract, pact

4. Bargain — A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain

bargain, steal

Other

extent, hand, distribution, hand-out, make-out, traffic, allotment, softwood, thingy, apportionment

Verb

1. Dole out — to administer or give out, as in small portions

dole out, allot, mete out, dispense, distribute, parcel out, dish out, shell out informal, give, administer, divide, serve, bestow

2. Make do

get by, make do informal, do business, cope, manage, grapple, contend

3. Share — to distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share

share, portion out, apportion, share out, communicate, divvy up informal

4. Strike

strike, take, look at, consider

Other

handle, sell, treat, agree, care, deliver, throw, cover, address, conduct, behave, pitch

Antonyms

shuffle, relish, modicum

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).

  2. n. 2

    A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.

    We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.

  3. v. 1

    To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.

    The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.

  4. v. 2

    To administer or give out, as in small portions.

Related words

Word family
dealer dealy
Phrases
deal with great deal good deal deal out big deal a great deal deal breaker a good deal

Forms

Plural
deals → lots, messes, slews, pots…
Past participle
dealt
e.g. dealt → allotted, dispensed, distributed, given…

Example sentences

  • lot How about playing catch in the vacant lot near by?
  • mess If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble.
  • trade Abraham Lincoln's father was a carpenter by trade.
  • transaction I have to conclude this transaction within a week.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dealsteady
lotrising
messrising
tradefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lot1, pot1, wad1, gob1
4 letters
many2, take1, give1, care1, hand1, sale1, sell1, mass1, mess1, load1, cope1, mint1, pact1, heap1
5 letters
share1, trade1, cover2, agree2, serve1, treat1, throw1, truck1, sight1, steal1, pitch1, stack1, batch1, spate1
6 letters
handle2, plenty2, strike1, extent2, manage2, divide2, behave2, thingy2, bestow2, oodles2
7 letters
address2, traffic2, deliver3, conduct2, bargain2, contend2, grapple2
8 letters
consider3, contract2, quantity3, dispense2, softwood2
9 letters
agreement3, allotment3, apportion3
10 letters
distribute3, administer4
11 letters
transaction3, communicate4
12 letters
distribution4
13 letters
apportionment4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (many2 = 2 syllables).