dealing
English
Etymology
From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣlung; equivalent to deal + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
- Hyphenation: deal‧ing
Noun
dealing (plural dealings)
- (chiefly in the plural) A business transaction.
- One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene iii:
- Shylock:
- O father Abram, what these Christians are,
- Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
- The thoughts of others! […]
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I scene iii:
Derived terms
- double-dealing
- fair dealing
- inside dealing
- slavedealing
- wheeling and dealing
Verb
dealing
- present participle of deal
Anagrams
- Negidal, adeling, aligned, dealign, lagenid, leading, leidang