Definition of deal out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deal out

phrasal verb

deal something out

to share something out among a group of people synonym distribute
- The profits were dealt out among the investors.
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to say what punishment somebody should have
- Many judges deal out harsher sentences to men than to women.

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