deal

English

/diːl/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English del (portion, part, deal) inherited from Old English dǣl (part, portion, distribution, share) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (deal, part) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰail- (part, watershed).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰail-

Gloss

part, watershed

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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