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deal·ing (dē′liŋ)
noun
- the act of one who deals; distribution
- way of acting toward others
- transactions or relations, usually of business
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- prohibit: These international instruments and recommendations do not, however, prohibit all dealings with, or even all commercialisation of, human tissue.
Preposition: in
- organ: Summary Should we allow commercial dealings in human organs?
Adjective modifier
- dodgy: More about Tim Spicer's dodgy dealings can be found here.
Preposition: with
- complaint: Worst bit Dealing with customer complaints can sometimes be challenging, but there is always a solution that can be reached.
Noun used with modifier
- insider: Yet they may still routinely fleece their clients or indulge in insider dealing.
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We are dealing in facts, not realities.
'Dealing with a man,'said thenight-watchman,'isas easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, after four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.'
Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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