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Deal can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.

deal used as an adjective:

  1. Made of deal.
    "A plain deal table"

Adjectives are are describing words. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun (examples: small, scary, silly). Adjectives make the meaning of a noun more precise. Learn more →

deal used as a noun:

  1. A division, a portion, a share.
    "We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king."
  2. An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ).
  3. An act of dealing or sharing.
  4. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
    "I didn’t have a good deal all evening."
  5. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction
    "We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight."
  6. Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
  7. An agreement between parties; an arrangement
    "He made a deal with the devil."
  8. A situation, occasion, or event.
    ""I've never killed anybody before. I don't see what's the big deal.""
  9. A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
    "The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork."
  10. Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
  11. A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Nouns are naming words. They are used to represent a person (soldier, Jamie), place (Germany, beach), thing (telephone, mirror), quality (hardness, courage), or an action (a run, a punch). Learn more →

deal used as a verb:

  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."
  2. To administer or give out, as in small portions.
  3. To distribute cards to the players in a game.
    "I was dealt four aces."
  4. To pitch.
    "The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger."
  5. To have dealings or business.
  6. To take action; to act.
  7. To trade professionally (followed by in).
    "She deals in gold."
  8. To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
    "This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs."
  9. To be concerned with.
  10. To handle, to manage, to cope.
    "I can't deal with this."

Verbs are action words and state of being words. Examples of action words are: ran, attacking, dreamed. Examples of "state of being" words are: is, was, be. Learn more →

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What type of word is deal?

As detailed above, 'deal' can be an adjective, a noun or a verb. Here are some examples of its usage:
  1. Adjective usage: A plain deal table
  2. Noun usage: We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
  3. Noun usage: I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
  4. Noun usage: I believe it's your deal.
  5. Noun usage: We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
  6. Noun usage: He made a deal with the devil.
  7. Noun usage: "I've never killed anybody before. I don't see what's the big deal."
  8. Noun usage: Line spoken by character played by John Travolta in the movie Broken Arrow.
  9. Noun usage: What's the deal?
  10. Noun usage: The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
  11. Verb usage: The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
  12. Verb usage: I was dealt four aces.
  13. Verb usage: The cards were shuffled and dealt by the croupier.
  14. Verb usage: The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
  15. Verb usage: She deals in gold.
  16. Verb usage: This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
  17. Verb usage: I can't deal with this.

Unfortunately, with the current database that runs this site, I don't have data about which senses of deal are used most commonly. I've got ideas about how to fix this but will need to find a source of "sense" frequencies. Hopefully there's enough info above to help you understand the part of speech of deal, and guess at its most common usage.

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