Noun: dealing dee(-u)-ling
- The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
"he has always been honest in his dealings with me";
- transaction, dealings
- Method or manner of conduct in relation to others
"honest dealing"
- Take action with respect to (someone or something)
"How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
- Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
"This book deals with incest";
- cover, treat, handle, plow [N. Amer], address, plough [Brit, Cdn]
- Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
"I can deal with this crew of workers";
- manage, care, handle
- (card game) distribute cards to the players in a game
"Who's dealing?"
- Give or provide in small portions
"deal a blow to someone"; "deal out critical remarks to everyone present";
- distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out, mete, dole
- Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
"She deals in gold";
- sell, trade
- Behave in a certain way towards others
"He deals fairly with his employees"
- Give out as one's portion or share
"The partners dealt the profits at the end of the year";
- share, divvy up [informal], portion out, apportion, divvy [informal]
- (card game) give (a specific card) to a player
"He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
- Sell (especially of illegal material)
"deal hashish"
- Direct the course of; manage or control
"She deals the department efficiently";
- conduct, carry on
- Engage with and attempt to overcome a difficulty or challenge
"They're dealing with budget cuts";
- cope, contend, grapple, manage
Derived forms: dealings
See also: merchandise
Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, broach, carry, command, comport, conduct, control, deport, distribute, do, give, give out, group action, hand, hand out, handling, initiate, move, pass, pass on, pass out, reach, transact, treatment, turn over
Encyclopedia: Dealing
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