What does dealing mean?
Definitions for dealing
ˈdi lɪŋdeal·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dealing.
Princeton's WordNet
dealingnoun
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
"honest dealing"
transaction, dealing, dealingsnoun
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"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dealingnoun
Etymology: from deal.
What these are!
Whose own hard dealings teach them to suspect
The thoughts of others. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.Concerning the dealings of men, who adminster government, and unto whom the execution of that law belongeth, they have their judge, who sitteth in heaven. Richard Hooker, b. ii.
But this was neither one pope’s fault, nor one prince’s destiny: he must write a story of the empire, that means to tell of all their dealings in this kind. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
It were to be wished, that men would promote it to the happiness of one another, in all their private dealings, among those who lie more immediately within their influence. Addis.
God’s gracious dealings with men, are the aids and auxiliaries necessary to us in the pursuit of piety. Henry Hammond, Fundam.
The doctor must needs die rich; he had great dealings in his way for many years. Jonathan Swift, Bickerstaff detected.
Wikipedia
dealing
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues is a novel written by Michael Crichton, his ninth published novel. Authorship credit is shared with his brother Douglas Crichton, resulting in the only time the pseudonym Michael Douglas was used. It was originally published in 1970. It was serialized in the December 1970, January 1971 and February 1971 issues of Playboy magazine.
ChatGPT
dealing
Dealing generally refers to the act of conducting or managing a certain type of business, trade, or transaction. It can also mean the manner in which one behaves or interacts in various situations or relationships. Furthermore, in a more specific context such as in card games, it refers to the distribution of cards to the players.
Webster Dictionary
Dealing
of Deal
Dealingnoun
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dealing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2073
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dealing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1368
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dealing' in Nouns Frequency: #2445
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Anagrams for dealing »
adeling
aligned
dealign
leading
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dealing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dealing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of dealing in a Sentence
The problem we are dealing these days is not just about Syria and Iraq it is about other terrorist networks around the world, in Africa, in the Arab peninsula for example, that have franchise movements of the al Qaeda brand.
You can do all the coping mechanisms to deal with it, but I don't think you should be dealing with it, i think you should get out of it.
We’re still looking at the exact details, but (the language of the deal) suggests it will dramatically undermine the interests of the U.S., this administration doesn't understand the people they are dealing with. They support death andsuicide.
Facebook is currently facing a global problem of trust, regulators do not trust them at this point in time because they have allowed certain activity to fester without dealing with it.
They're not in touch with the consequences of their failures They don't even know how to fill up a tank of gas, and they have no idea how much it costs. They have no idea about the supply chain crisis. They do not deal with rising crime that we're dealing with. Their kids do not go to public schools.
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