dealing
Definition of dealing
1 : method of business : manner of conduct
2 dealings plural : friendly or business interactions
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Examples of dealing in a Sentence
There were reports of shady dealings between the two sides.
He has a reputation for fair dealing.
Recent Examples of dealing from the Web
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One such client was the Katsyv family, whose business dealings are headed by Denis and his father, Pyotr.
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But now the lessons have been discarded, and the stench of self-dealing is everywhere.
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This technology allows for each transaction to be more transparent, secure, and streamlined, so there are fewer entities involved in everyday dealings.
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The report released June 8 detailed excessive spending and self-dealing carried out by top administrators, saying the foundation wasted money on worthless real estate investments and risky startup companies.
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But New York and other northern cities accrued vast wealth from slave labor and profited for centuries from dealings in the slave trade.
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In the mid-1990s, Kenneth W. Starr recruited Rosenstein to be one of the prosecutors on the Whitewater investigation into the Clintons' business dealings in Arkansas.
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The president’s own business dealings have drawn lawsuits for alleged violations of the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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LONDON—Probes into the Trump administration’s alleged dealings with Russia are creating a vacuum in U.S. foreign policy and preventing relations from thawing between the two countries, the head of Russia’s second-largest bank said Tuesday.
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First Known Use of dealing
15th century
DEALING Defined for English Language Learners
dealing
Definition of dealing for English Language Learners
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deal*ings : the actions that are a main part of the relationship between people, groups, organizations, etc. : social or business interactions
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: a way of behaving or of doing business
DEALING Defined for Kids
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Definition of dealing for Students
1 dealings plural : friendly or business relations She has frequent dealings with the mayor.
2 : a way of acting or doing business fair dealing
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