Meaning

2 senses

  1. (in the plural)A business transaction.

  2. One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.

    method or manner of conduct in relation to others

Examples

15 sentences

  1. Did Tom ever have any dealings with Mary?

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  2. Have you had dealings with men?

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  3. You had dealings with a crook.

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  4. This company has many business dealings abroad.

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  5. The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.

    deDer Minister steckte in der Klemme wegen illegaler Machenschaften. — Tamy

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: dealings
Singulardealing
Pluraldealings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities):transactiondealings

Word family

10 related words
Relateddeal
Deriveddouble-dealingfair dealinginside dealinginsider dealingplain dealingslavedealingswitch dealingunderdealingwheeler-dealing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dealA2dealerB1dealershipdeandearA1
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