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deal

/diːl/

noun

Meaning

  • A division, a portion, a share.

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

  • (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).

Synonyms

allotment,
apportionment,
distribution,
doling out,
sharing,
batch,
flock,
good deal,
great deal,
hatful,
heap,
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