Difference between Deal and Handle

What is the difference between Deal and Handle?

Deal as a noun is a division, a portion, a share. while Handle as a noun is a part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.

Deal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made of deal.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A division, a portion, a share. An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ). An act of dealing or sharing. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain. An agreement between parties; an arrangement A situation, occasion, or event. A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object. Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share. To administer or give out, as in small portions. To distribute cards to the players in a game. To pitch. To have dealings or business. To take action; to act. To trade professionally (followed by in). To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs. To be concerned with. To handle, to manage, to cope.

Example sentence: The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

Handle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.That of which use is made; an instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.A name, nickname or pseudonym. [Originally Cornish-American, from Cornish hanough, later hanow (pronounced han'of or han'o) = name]A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To use the hands.To touch; to feel with the hand.To use or hold with the hand.To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stockTo deal with; to make a business of.To treat; to use, well or ill.To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.

Example sentence: If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

We hope you now know whether to use Deal or Handle in your sentence.

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