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Webster 1913 Edition
Dealing
Deal′ing
,Noun.
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 personDouble dealing
, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity.
– Plain dealing
, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opinion.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dealing
DE'ALING
, ppr.Definition 2024
dealing
dealing
English
Verb
dealing
- present participle of deal
Noun
dealing (plural dealings)
- (obsolete, now only plural) A business transaction.
Usage notes
As a singular noun, dealing is very rare in modern English. It is almost always found in the plural form dealings.