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1. Method or manner of conduct in relation to others
   "honest dealing"
    
2. The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
   "he has always been honest is his dealings with me";
   - transaction, dealings

1. 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]
    
2. 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"
    
3. Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
   - cope, get by, make do, contend, grapple, manage
    
4. 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
    
5. Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
   "She deals in gold";
   - sell, trade
    
6. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
   "I can deal with this crew of workers";
   - manage, care, handle
    
7. Behave in a certain way towards others
   "He deals fairly with his employees"
    
8. (card game) distribute cards to the players in a game
   "Who's dealing?"
    
9. Direct the course of; manage or control
   - conduct, carry on
    
10. Give out as one's portion or share
    - share, divvy up [informal], portion out, apportion, divvy [informal]
     
11. (card game) give (a specific card) to a player
    "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
     
12. Sell (especially of illegal material)
    "deal hashish"

Derived forms: dealings

Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, broach, carry, command, comport, conduct, control, deport, distribute, give, give out, group action, hand, hand out, handling, initiate, move, pass, pass on, pass out, reach, transact, treatment, turn over

Encyclopedia: Dealing