The term DEALT OUT can be broken down into four separate words: SHARED (6 letters), GAVE (4 letters), METED (5 letters), and NOTIN (5 letters). SHARED means to divide something among a group of people, while GAVE means to give something to someone. METED is an archaic verb meaning to measure or allot something, and NOTIN is a contraction of the phrase 'not in'. Together, these words suggest that DEALT OUT means to divide, give, measure, and not include something.