foredeal

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foredeal

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl/
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈdiːl/

Where it comes from

From earlier fordele, from Middle English foredel, foredele. Equivalent to fore- + deal. Compare Saterland Frisian Foardeel (“advantage, gain, benefit, profit”), Dutch voordeel, Low German fortel, German Vorteil (“advantage”), Danish fordel, Swedish fördel. More at fore-, deal.

noun foredeals · fordele · fordeal · fordeale · forthdeal · fordell

An advantage; benefit; profit. [...] and at a great foredeal already; [and as for] such foredeal that they despair not of the...a deal, but that through the help of God, [our Grace and] other good ministers, these personages which [shall be now] sent shall undoubtedly conclude [...]
Scotland, UK, dialectal The first place; lead; precedence; preference.
Scotland, UK, dialectal Progress; advancement.

verb foredeals · foredealing · foredealed · fordele · fordeal

Scotland, UK, dialectal To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard.

Opposite: afterdeal

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@misc{foredeal_2026,
  title = {foredeal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foredeal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}