Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEALING

ppr. 1. Dividing; distributing; throwing out.
2. Trading; trafficking; negotiating.
3. Treating; behaving.

 

DEALING

n. 1. Practice; action; conduct; behavior; as, observe the dealings of the men who administer the government. But it is now more generally used of the actions of men in private life.
2. Conduct in relation to others; treatment; as the dealings of a father with his children. God's dealings with men are the dispensations of his providence, or moral government.
3. Intercourse in buying and selling; traffick; business; negotiation. American merchants have extensive dealings with the merchants of Liverpool.
4. Intercourse of business or friendship; concern.
The Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. John 4:9.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEALING

DEALING Deal "ing, n.

 

Defn: 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. Double dealing, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity. -- Plain dealing, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opinion.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dealing

deal ing |ˈdēliNG ˈdilɪŋ | ▶noun 1 (usu. dealings ) a business relation or transaction: they had dealings with an insurance company. • a personal connection or association with someone: my dealings with David consisted of giving him his late-night formula. • the activity of buying and selling a particular commodity: car dealing | drug dealing. 2 the particular way in which someone behaves toward others: fair dealing came naturally to him.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dealing

deal |ing |ˈdiːlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 (dealings ) business relations or transactions: they had dealings with an insurance company. • a personal connection or association with someone: my dealings with the gentler sex. 2 the activity of buying and selling a particular commodity: share dealings | drug dealing.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dealing

dealing noun 1 dishonest dealing: business methods, business practices, business, commerce, trading, transactions; behavior, conduct, actions. 2 (dealings ) Canada's dealings with China: relations, relationship, association, connections, contact, intercourse; negotiations, bargaining, transactions; trade, trading, business, commerce, traffic; informal truck, doings.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dealing

dealing noun 1 her husband took to drink and dishonest dealing: business methods, business practices, business, commerce, trading, trafficking, marketing, merchandising, transactions, financial transactions; behaviour, conduct, actions, policy. 2 (dealings ) the government lacked diplomatic skill in its dealings with Washington: relations, relationship, association, connections, contact, intercourse, interchange, communication, negotiations, bargaining, operations, transactions, proceedings; trade, trading, business, commerce, traffic, trafficking; informal truck, doings.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dealing

deal ing /díːlɪŋ /→deal 2 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例 ～s 〗 «…との » 商取引 (関係 ); 交際 «with » ▸ We have dealings with your company .当社は御社と取引がある 2 U 〖形容詞 を伴って 〗取引方法; (他人に対する )接し方, ふるまい ▸ honest dealings 誠実な (取引 )態度 3 U (トランプ札などを )配ること .～́ r ò om (為替 株 商品などの )ディーリングルーム, 取引部門 .