deal, trade, business_deal: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" bargain, deal: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" batch: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" deal: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) softwood, deal: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) hand, deal: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" deal: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car" deal: the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise" deal: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" deal: take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students" consider, take, deal, look_at: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" cope, get_by, make_out, make_do, contend, grapple, deal, manage: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" : administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" deal, sell, trade: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" manage, deal, care, handle: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" deal: behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" deal: distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" conduct, carry_on, deal: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" share, divvy_up, portion_out, apportion, deal: give out as one's portion or share deal: give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" deal: sell; "deal hashish" deal: made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"