dealing

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dealing

  • /ˈdiːlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -iːlɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun dealings

  1. in plural 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![…]

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of deal

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Closest in meaning: transaction, exchange, sale, trading, trade, salary, acting, managing, commerce, regulation, negotiation, treat, management, treaty, manage, address

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@misc{dealing_2026,
  title = {dealing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dealing},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}