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do

verb [T] (CAUSE TO HAVE)
 
 
// /du/ /duː/ /duː/ (did, done)

Definition

to provide or sell something, or to cause someone to have something: There's a special offer on and they're doing three for the price of two. Do you do travel insurance as well as flights? The pub only does food at lunchtimes, not in the evenings.Giving, providing and supplyingSelling
(Definition of do verb (CAUSE TO HAVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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