dealing
Americannoun
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Usually dealings. relations; business.
frequent dealings; commercial dealings.
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conduct in relations to others; treatment.
honest dealing.
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Origin of dealing
First recorded in 1250–1300, dealing is from the Middle English word deling. See deal 1, -ing 1
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DEALING: As camps opened, teams were actively filling out rosters and finalizing deals.
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2017
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