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deal

verb [I or T] (DO BUSINESS)
 
 
/dɪəl/ (dealt, dealt)

Definition

to do business: We only deal with companies which have a good credit record.slang How long had she been dealing (= selling drugs) before she was arrested?slang He was suspected of dealing (= selling) cocaine.Business and commerce - general words
(Definition of deal verb (DO BUSINESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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