deal

¹deal

noun \ˈdēl\

Definition of DEAL

1

obsolete : part, portion

2

: a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree <a great deal of support> <a good deal faster>

3

a : the act or right of distributing cards to players in a card game b : hand 9b

Origin of DEAL

Middle English deel, from Old English dǣl; akin to Old English dāl division, portion, Old High German teil part

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with DEAL

ceil, chiel, creel, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, meal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, teal, tuille, veal, weal, wheal, wheel, zeal