(idiomatic) To assign circumstances in life to someone.

present participle of deal a hand

(film) A scriptwriter's contract paid in installments as progress is made.

A light wooden board made of fir or pine.

plural of deal board

Causing or inflicting death, or capable of doing so; lethal.

(business, historical) The situation where a Western country, trading with the Eastern Bloc, accepted goods as part payment despite having no use for them, and then sold them on to others.

A verbal commitment to a transaction.

(slang) What happened, is happening, or is going to happen? Why did something happen or is someone acting a certain way?

Alternative form of deal breaker