Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double deal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble deal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deal the top and bottom cards from a deck to a confederate in a card game as if they were one card.

verb

To cheat by trickery.

noun

An instance of double dealing.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

double deals (present, singular) double dealing (participle, present) double dealt (participle, past) double dealt (past) double-deal (alternative) double deals (plural)

Phrases

double-dealer

Questions

What does double deal mean?
To deal the top and bottom cards from a deck to a confederate in a card game as if they were one card.

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