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dealing

[ dee-ling ]
/ ˈdi lÉȘƋ /
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noun
Usually dealings. relations; business: frequent dealings; commercial dealings.
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 deal1, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM dealing

pre·deal·ing, nounun·der·deal·ing, noun
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