Commentary: DEAL[+event][+contractual][+agreement] Often implies buying and selling, or a swapping transaction
Examples:
He's a master of the business deal.
Representatives from Enron and Random House struck a deal yesterday.
Chips come free with the salsa, since it's a package deal.
John made a deal with the devil: he sold his soul for a cup of coffee.
I rose to prominence through a series of shady deals.
According to the terms of our deal, you owe me ten million dollars.
Do we have a deal, gentlemen?
Mappings:
PropBank: deal.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DEAL[+quantity][+amount][+large][+approximate] A certain amount, number, or extent of something-- usually very large. Typically followed by "of".
Examples:
He got in a deal of trouble for forgetting to file his taxes.
There was a good deal of water flooding the basement.
It matters a great deal to me.
The patient has already lost a great deal of blood.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DEAL[+state][+outcome][+evaluated][+of_transaction] The type of treatment that a person receives, especially with regard to an agreement. Usually requires an adjective. Can mean "good deal" when no adjective is present. Often refers to financial transactions.
Examples:
I got a good deal on my car.
For $1.99, these shoes are a deal!
Mary suspected that she was getting a raw deal.
It benefits married couples, but singles get a bad deal with this tax.
It's hardly a fair deal to leave Mary with all the responsibilities for the annual fund raiser of the club.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DEAL[+event][+distribution][+apportionment][+of_goods] The act of apportioning or distributing something. Usually applies to the act of handing out cards during a card game; probably rare otherwise.
Examples:
The last deal of our poker game was done by Mary. (she distributed the cards)
Be careful with a card shark - their deals may not be honest. (the way they distribute cards to players)
The captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions.
Mappings:
PropBank: deal.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DEAL[+entity][+artifact][+group][+playing_cards][+hand][+in_game] The physical cards in a card game, held by a particular player at a particular time.
Examples:
I glanced at the deal I'd been handed: a pair of twos, and nothing else.
I held a weak deal, so I folded when the betting got high.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DEAL[+entity][+substance][+wood][+soft][+cuttable] A type of wood that is easy to cut, such as fir. Probably a rare sense.
Examples:
I cut into the deal with my axe.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DEAL[+state][+situation] The essence of something, or the problem with it. Used in colloquial speech.
Examples:
What's the deal with our order, why hasn't it shipped yet?
"Dude," John said, "what's your deal, anyway?"
John's deal with women seems to be never to make an emotional commitment.
The deal with the dryer is this: you have to bang it lightly after you push the start button in order to get it going.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Idiom: big_deal
Examples:
Why is it such a big deal to allow customers to have their dogs in restaurants?
Mary shouldn't make such a big deal about those little irritations at work.
John said winning the student election is a very big deal for him.
So he got tickets to the playoffs - big deal! (used sarcastically to imply it's opposite)
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers:
Idiom