The difference between Deal and Dispense

When used as nouns, deal means a division, a portion, a share, whereas dispense means cost, expenditure.

When used as verbs, deal means to distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share, whereas dispense means to issue, distribute, or give out.

Deal is also adjective with the meaning: made of deal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deal and Dispense

  1. Deal as a noun (obsolete):

    A division, a portion, a share.

    Examples:

    "We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king."

  2. Deal as a noun (often followed by ''of''):

    An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: batch flock good deagreat deahatfuheap load lot mass mess mickle mint muckle peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad whole lot whole slew"

  1. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share.

    Examples:

    "The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."

  2. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To administer or give out, as in small portions.

  3. Deal as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To distribute cards to the players in a game.

    Examples:

    "I was dealt four aces."

    "The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt."

  4. Deal as a verb (baseball):

    To pitch.

    Examples:

    "The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger."

  5. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To have dealings or business.

  6. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To conduct oneself, to behave.

  7. Deal as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To take action; to act.

  8. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To trade professionally (followed by in).

    Examples:

    "She deals in gold."

  9. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

    Examples:

    "This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs."

  10. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To be concerned with.

  11. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To handle, to manage, to cope.

    Examples:

    "I can't deal with this."

    "I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal."

  1. Deal as a noun (archaic, _, in general sense):

    An act of dealing or sharing out.

  2. Deal as a noun:

    The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

    Examples:

    "I didn’t have a good deal all evening."

    "I believe it's your deal."

  3. Deal as a noun:

    A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction

    Examples:

    "We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight."

  4. Deal as a noun:

    Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

  5. Deal as a noun:

    An agreement between parties; an arrangement

    Examples:

    "He made a deal with the devil."

  6. Deal as a noun (informal):

    A situation, occasion, or event.

    Examples:

    "What's the deal?"

  7. Deal as a noun (informal):

    A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

    Examples:

    "The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork."

  1. Deal as a noun (uncountable):

    Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

  2. Deal as a noun (countable):

    A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

  3. Deal as a noun (countable, archaic):

    A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.

  1. Deal as an adjective:

    Made of deal.

    Examples:

    "A plain deal table"

  1. Dispense as a verb:

    To issue, distribute, or give out.

  2. Dispense as a verb:

    To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.

    Examples:

    "to dispense justice"

  3. Dispense as a verb:

    To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.

    Examples:

    "The pharmacist dispensed my tablets."

    "An optician can dispense spectacles."

  4. Dispense as a verb (obsolete):

    To give a dispensation to (someone); to excuse.

  5. Dispense as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To compensate; to make up; to make amends.

  1. Dispense as a noun (obsolete):

    Cost, expenditure.

  2. Dispense as a noun (obsolete):

    The act of dispensing, dispensation.

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