1
: method of business : manner of conduct
2
dealings plural
: friendly or business interactions
Examples of dealing in a Sentence
There were reports of shady dealings between the two sides.
He has a reputation for fair dealing.
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The three aforementioned rappers — all of whom have had dealings with the criminal justice system — are name-checked multiple times in the clip (which has since been deleted).
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The issue focused on the fact that the bitcoins were donated to the ministry by a person who was previously convicted of drug dealing and other crimes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
While Trump’s real estate dealings aggressively pushed the limits of permissible tax avoidance, the IRS never accused him of violating the law.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But the fine details of Robinhood’s dealings, some of which have not been publicly reported, underline how a financial technology company better known for stock market trading sees sports as a gateway for users to adopt other products.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The issue focused on the fact that the bitcoins were donated to the ministry by a person who was previously convicted of drug dealing and other crimes.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
While Trump’s real estate dealings aggressively pushed the limits of permissible tax avoidance, the IRS never accused him of violating the law.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But the fine details of Robinhood’s dealings, some of which have not been publicly reported, underline how a financial technology company better known for stock market trading sees sports as a gateway for users to adopt other products.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealing. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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