The difference between Deal and Distribute

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

Deal is also noun with the meaning: a division, a portion, a share.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Deal and Distribute

  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. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To divide into portions and dispense.

    Examples:

    "He distributed the bread amongst his followers."

  2. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To supply to retail outlets.

    Examples:

    "The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."

  3. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To deliver or pass out.

    Examples:

    "A network of children distributes flyers to every house."

  4. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To scatter or spread.

    Examples:

    "I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."

  5. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To apportion (more or less evenly).

    Examples:

    "The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."

  6. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To classify or separate into categories.

    Examples:

    "The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."

  7. Distribute as a verb (intransitive, mathematics):

    To be distributive.

  8. Distribute as a verb (printing):

    To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.

  9. Distribute as a verb (printing):

    To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.

  10. Distribute as a verb (logic):

    To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

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