n. 25B6; noun completion of the deal : AGREEMENT, understanding, pact, bargain, covenant, contract, treaty; arrangement, compromise, settlement; terms; transaction, sale, account; Law indenture.
25B6; verb
how to deal with difficult children : COPE WITH, handle, manage, treat, take care of, take charge of, take in hand, sort out, tackle, take on; control; act towards, behave towards.
the article deals with advances in chemistry : CONCERN, be about, have to do with, discuss, consider, cover, pertain to; tackle, study, explore, investigate, examine, review, analyse.
the company deals in high-tech goods : TRADE IN, buy and sell; sell, purvey, supply, stock, market, merchandise; traffic, smuggle; informal push; Brit. informal flog.
the cards were dealt : DISTRIBUTE, give out, share out, divide out, hand out, pass out, pass round, dole out, dispense, allocate; informal divvy up.
the court dealt a blow to government reforms : DELIVER, administer, dispense, inflict, give, impose; aim.
25A0; a great deal/a good deal A LOT, a large amount, a fair amount, much, plenty; informal lots, loads, heaps, bags, masses, tons; Brit. informal a shedload.