dealing

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈdiːlɪŋ//

A business transaction.

noun

1
A business transaction.
2
One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.
Shylock: O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others![…]

Etymology

From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣling; equivalent to deal + -ing.

verb

1
Also a form of dealpresent participle and gerund of deal

Forms

plural: dealings

Deal · A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover…dealer · One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.dealership · A place that sells items, especially cars.

dealing · A business transaction.

dealings · Relations with others.dean · A senior official in a college or university, who may be in…Dean · A title afforded to a dean.

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