plain dealing

noun

1. direct and honest conduct in one's relations and transactions with others.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plain dealing¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

In 2018, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration were investigating drug trafficking activities in the towns of Plain Dealing and Springhill.

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Brad Pye Jr. was only 12 years old in 1943 when he paid a friend $5 to drive him from his home in Plain Dealing, La., to Los Angeles.

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John Lewis is one of Britain's stronger retail chains and has a reputation for plain dealing.

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Officials say the lockup in Plain Dealing opened in 2005.

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Whittington says Jennifer Wilson’s husband, 54-year-old Gary Wilson, was arrested in February in connection with vandalism and arson at deer camps in the Plain Dealing and Benton areas.

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Related Words

• candid 
• forthright 
• genuine 
• sincere 
• truthful 
• unequivocal