dealing

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣlung; equivalent to deal +‎ -ing.

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Noun

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dealing (plural dealings)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A business transaction.
  2. One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.
    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
      Shylock:
      O father Abram, what these Christians are,
      Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
      The thoughts of others! []

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Verb

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dealing

  1. present participle and gerund of deal

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