dealing
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
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trato
- His dealings with clients are always transparent and honest, which builds trust.
- business dealings
- secret dealings
- financial dealings
We have a different way of dealing with past big fights.
- We have a different way of dealing with past big fights.
- And you know how damaging dealing with an insecure man can be.
- So let's talk about dealing with narcissistic in laws.
- His way of dealing with his cast was marvellous.
- We make our living by writing, speaking, teaching, dealing with colleagues, this debate.
Examples
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I had some dealings with this clinic.
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I received my masters in psychology, and I coordinate the firm's dealings in investment banking.
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What's the healthy way of dealing with this topic?
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Did you have any direct dealings with this Teacher?
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There have been reports that you have had dealings with...
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The one lesson Julian had learned in all his business dealings was that people needed goals.
Fiction book (1996) -
All my dealings with him, he's been a very reasonable and sensitive guy.
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Officers regard themselves as fully included in the everyday political dealings of a democratic and pluralistic society.
Academic text (1990) -
In Richard Nixon's long history of underhanded dealings, he has never gotten better value for his money.
Fiction book (1995) -
Still, Western policymakers' concerns about China's dealings were largely restricted to nuclear proliferation and arms sales.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
390
3.7
The way a person behaves in a particular situation
Contacts and activities with people and groups, often in business or official situations
Antonyms
Compounds
How Honest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dealing comes from the old verb deal, which meant 'to give out' or 'to divide', like when someone 'deals' cards. So a dealing is the way people give, trade or handle business, which is why it often refers to someone's fairness or honesty.