Examples of “deal” in a Sentence

noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.

• They finally struck a deal after months of negotiation.
• It's a good deal — you get two for the price of one.
• The two companies signed a deal to share their delivery vans.

verb To take action regarding something, or handle a situation.

• I'll deal with the complaint tomorrow morning.
• She dealt with the crisis calmly.
• Teachers must know how to deal with noisy classes without losing their patience.

verb To trade or do business, especially buying and selling.

• The shop deals in vintage furniture.
• He was arrested for dealing drugs.
• Our family has dealt in antique clocks for three generations.

verb To give out playing cards to players in a game.

• She shuffled the deck and dealt the cards.
• It's your turn to deal, so give everyone seven cards.
• The dealer dealt each player two cards face down.

noun An indefinite but large amount (usually as "a great deal" or "a good deal").

• That took a great deal of effort.
• She has learned a good deal about gardening from her neighbor.
• The storm caused a great deal of damage to the old barn.