1 : something that is done : an act or action [count] ▪ They taught their children to be kind and to do good deeds. ▪ evil/dirty deeds ▪ We are judged by our deeds. [=we are judged by what we do] ▪ News of their heroic deeds spread far and wide. ▪ It's too late now. The deed is done. [noncount] ▪ He is honest in word and in deed. [=he says things that are true and does the things he says he will] 2 : a legal document that shows who owns a building or piece of land [noncount] ▪ The land was transferred by deed. [count] ▪ He gave them the deed to the property. — often plural in British English ▪ The bank holds the deeds to your property.





