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Deal vs. Ideal — What's the Difference?

Deal vs. Ideal — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Deal and Ideal

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Deal

To give out in shares or portions; apportion
A critic who deals out as much praise as blame.

Ideal

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable
This is an ideal opportunity to save money
The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip

Deal

To distribute (playing cards) among players.

Ideal

Existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality
In an ideal world, we might have made a different decision

Deal

To give (a specific card) to a player while so distributing.
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Ideal

A person or thing regarded as perfect
You're my ideal of how a man should be

Deal

To sell
Deal prescriptions.
Deal cocaine.

Ideal

A conception of something in its absolute perfection
The ideal of national unity.

Deal

To administer; deliver
Dealt him a blow to the stomach.

Ideal

One that is regarded as a standard or model of perfection or excellence
The restaurant is considered the ideal in fine dining.

Deal

To be occupied or concerned
A book that deals with the Middle Ages.

Ideal

An ultimate or worthy object of endeavor; a goal
"those who regarded even a rhetorical commitment to the ideal of disarmament as irresponsibly utopian" (James Carroll).

Deal

To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions
Deal honestly with competitors.

Ideal

Conforming to a standard of perfection or excellence; perfect or highly satisfactory
An ideal work environment.

Deal

To take action with respect to someone or something
The committee will deal with this complaint.

Ideal

Existing only in the mind; imaginary
An ideal world where everything works out fine.

Deal

(Informal) To cope
I can't deal with all of this arguing!.

Ideal

Lacking practicality or the possibility of realization
An ideal notion of how businesses are run.

Deal

To do business; trade
Dealing in diamonds.

Ideal

Existing as an archetype or pattern, especially as a Platonic idea or perception
The ideal forms.

Deal

(Games) To distribute playing cards.

Ideal

Of or relating to idealism.

Deal

(Slang) To buy and sell drugs, especially illegally.

Ideal

Optimal; being the best possibility.

Deal

(Baseball) To throw a pitch.

Ideal

Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

Deal

The act or a round of apportioning or distributing.

Ideal

Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

Deal

Distribution of playing cards.

Ideal

Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

Deal

The cards so distributed; a hand.

Ideal

Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism.
The ideal theory or philosophy

Deal

The right or turn of a player to distribute the cards.

Ideal

(mathematics) Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included.
Ideal point
An ideal triangle in the hyperbolic disk is one bounded by three geodesics that meet precisely on the circle.

Deal

The playing of one hand.

Ideal

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny - Carl Schurz

Deal

An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree
Has a great deal of experience.

Ideal

A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.
Let \mathbb{Z} be the ring of integers and let 2\mathbb{Z} be its ideal of even integers. Then the quotient ring \mathbb{Z} / 2\mathbb{Z} is a Boolean ring.
The product of two ideals \mathfrak{a} and \mathfrak{b} is an ideal \mathfrak{a b} which is a subset of the intersection of \mathfrak{a} and \mathfrak{b}. This should help to understand why maximal ideals are prime ideals. Likewise, the union of \mathfrak{a} and \mathfrak{b} is a subset of \mathfrak{a + b}.

Deal

An agreement, especially one that is mutually beneficial.

Ideal

A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).

Deal

A business transaction
Struck a deal to buy a car dealership.

Ideal

(set theory) A collection of sets, considered small or negligible, such that every subset of each member and the union of any two members are also members of the collection.
Formally, an ideal I of a given set X is a nonempty subset of the powerset \mathcal{P}(X) such that: (1)\ \emptyset \in I, (2)\ A \in I \and B \subseteq A\implies B\in I and (3)\ A,B \in I\implies A\cup B \in I.

Deal

A legal contract
Signed a deal to play for a new team.

Ideal

A Lie subalgebra (subspace that is closed under the Lie bracket) 𝖍 of a given Lie algebra 𝖌 such that the Lie bracket [𝖌,𝖍] is a subset of 𝖍.

Deal

(Informal) A sale favorable especially to the buyer; a bargain.

Ideal

(algebra) A subsemigroup with the property that if any semigroup element outside of it is added to any one of its members, the result must lie outside of it.
The set of natural numbers with multiplication as the monoid operation (instead of addition) has multiplicative ideals, such as, for example, the set {1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ...}. If any member of it is multiplied by a number which is not a power of 3 then the result will not be a power of three.

Deal

(Informal) Treatment received
A raw deal.
A fair deal.

Ideal

Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.

Deal

(Informal) The situation or background information regarding something
What's the deal with the new teacher?.

Ideal

Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal excellence.

Deal

A fir or pine board cut to standard dimensions.

Ideal

Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.

Deal

Such boards or planks considered as a group.

Ideal

Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.

Deal

Fir or pine wood.

Ideal

Imaginary.

Deal

(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.

Ideal

A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human frame.

Deal

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

Ideal

The idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

Deal

An act of dealing or sharing out.

Ideal

Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Deal

(card games) The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
I believe it's your deal.

Ideal

Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

Deal

A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
Recognizing the societal deal between capital and labor regarding retirement savings

Ideal

Constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception;
A poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content

Deal

(in particular) A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

Ideal

Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

Deal

An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
He made a deal with the devil.

Deal

(informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
What's the deal here?
Their new movie is the biggest deal of the year.
I don't think that's such a big deal.

Deal

(informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.

Deal

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

Deal

(countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).

Deal

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

Deal

(a) Male genitalia.
He saw my deal!

Deal

(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.

Deal

(transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.

Deal

(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
I was dealt four aces.
The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt.

Deal

(transitive) deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
The boxer was dealt a blow to the head.

Deal

(baseball) To pitch.
The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.

Deal

(intransitive) To have dealings or business.

Deal

(intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.

Deal

To take action; to act.

Deal

(intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
She deals in gold.

Deal

(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.

Deal

(intransitive) To be concerned with.

Deal

(intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
I can't deal with this.

Deal

Made of deal.
A plain deal table

Deal

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.
Three tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour.
As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may count for a good deal . . . as a spiritual power.
She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.

Deal

The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed.
The deal, the shuffle, and the cut.

Deal

Distribution; apportionment.

Deal

An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; - applied to stock speculations and political bargains.

Deal

The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.

Deal

Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.

Deal

To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; - sometimes with out.
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry?
And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
The nightly mallet deals resounding blows.
Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were dealt.

Deal

Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.

Deal

To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.

Deal

To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour.
They buy and sell, they deal and traffic.
This is to drive to wholesale trade, when all other petty merchants deal but for parcels.

Deal

To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; - followed by between or with.
Sometimes he that deals between man and man, raiseth his own credit with both, by pretending greater interest than he hath in either.

Deal

To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.
If he will deal clearly and impartially, . . . he will acknowledge all this to be true.

Deal

To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.
The deacons of his church, who, to use their own phrase, "dealt with him" on the sin of rejecting the aid which Providence so manifestly held out.
Return . . . and I will deal well with thee.

Deal

A particular instance of buying or selling;
It was a package deal
I had no further trade with him
He's a master of the business deal

Deal

An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each;
He made a bargain with the devil
He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals

Deal

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty

Deal

A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Deal

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

Deal

The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time;
I didn't hold a good hand all evening
He kept trying to see my hand

Deal

The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement);
He got a good deal on his car

Deal

The act of distributing playing cards;
The deal was passed around the table clockwise

Deal

The act of apportioning or distributing something;
The captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions

Deal

Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression;
This book deals with incest
The course covered all of Western Civilization
The new book treats the history of China

Deal

Take action with respect to (someone or something);
How are we going to deal with this problem?
The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students

Deal

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
Take the case of China
Consider the following case

Deal

Come to terms or deal successfully with;
We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

Deal

Administer or bestow, as in small portions;
Administer critical remarks to everyone present
Dole out some money
Shell out pocket money for the children
Deal a blow to someone

Deal

Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;
She deals in gold
The brothers sell shoes

Deal

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of;
I can deal with this crew of workers
This blender can't handle nuts
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old

Deal

Behave in a certain way towards others;
He deals fairly with his employees

Deal

Distribute to the players in a game;
Who's dealing?

Deal

Direct the course of; manage or control;
You cannot conduct business like this

Deal

Give out as one's portion or share

Deal

Give (a specific card) to a player;
He dealt me the Queen of Spades

Deal

Sell;
Deal hashish

Deal

Made of fir or pine;
A plain deal table

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