foredeal

Meaning

Noun

1. An advantage; benefit; profit.
2. The first place; lead; precedence; preference.
3. Progress; advancement.

Verb

To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl/

Etymology

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.