deal in
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Also, deal with . Be occupied or concerned with, as in Jim deals in generalities , or This book deals with idioms . The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from about 1300.
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Do business or trade in something, as in They deal in diamonds . [Late 1500s] Also see deal with .
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deal someone in . Also, deal one a hand . Include someone, give someone a share, as in I hope they'll deal me in on this new enterprise . This usage comes from card games, where to deal has meant “to distribute cards” since the 16th century. [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
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“I had no problem spotting the Butterfly, but I couldn’t seal the deal in time. I forgot about the alternate theater entrance, and I was late getting the jump on the Butterfly because of it.”
From Literature
In an AllHere bankruptcy hearing in September 2024, Kerr said she helped the company close the lucrative deal in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
Muse after the companies struck their licensing and “acqui-hire” deal in December.
From MarketWatch
Even with Friday’s jump, the stock remains about 7% below the price it fetched before the company announced the deal in December.
And middlemen who deal in goods from Asian factories aren’t always willing to disclose what it really costs to make a sofa or microwave oven.
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