Definition of dealing Dealing

/diˈlɪŋ/ - [deeling] - deal•ing

We found 6 definitions of dealing from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: dealings

dealing - method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"
  handling, treatment the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
dealing - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
  transaction, dealings
  group action action taken by a group of people
  commercialism, mercantilism, commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
  affairs transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"
  operations, trading operations financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
  transference, transfer (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
  exchange (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
  business deal, trade, deal the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
  downtick a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
  uptick a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
  borrowing the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
  renting, rental the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
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  • dealing (Verb)
    Present participle of deal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dealing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Deal
  • dealing (n.)
    The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person.

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  • dealing, verb, gerund of deal (infinitive).
  • dealing, noun, singular of dealings.

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