Deal

See also: deal and de-al

English

Etymology

From Old English dael (valley), corresponding to modern dale.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːl/
  • Rhymes: -iːl
  • Homophone: deal

Proper noun

Deal

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3752). [2]
  2. A borough on the Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, named after the Kentish town.
  3. An unincorporated community near Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. A surname.

References

  1. ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.140.
  2. ^ Parish map (England)

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English deal. Doublet of Teil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diːl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Deal m (strong, genitive Deals, plural Deals)

  1. (informal) deal (often implying a dubious nature)
    Synonym: Handel
    • 2022 November 30, Claus Hecking, Gerald Traufetter, “Deutschlands merkwürdiger Deal”, in Der Spiegel[1], →ISSN:
      Deutschlands merkwürdiger Deal [title, referring to the Qatari LNG deal]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • Deal” in Duden online
  • Deal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

From deal.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Deal m

  1. a village in Câlnic, Alba County, Romania