n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

v. negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"

v. come to terms; arrive at an agreement

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

n. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

n. a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

v. trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"