present participle of deal

(chiefly in the plural) A business transaction. / One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.

Relations with others. / Business transactions.

present participle of deal with

What has been agreed should be adhered to.

Made of deal.

(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece. / (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).

(archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing out. / (card games) The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

(uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir). / (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).

(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share. / (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.