dealing
noun
- distribution of playing cards to players
- play cards, distribute something, distribution
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣling; equivalent to deal + -ing.
- A business transaction.
- One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.
“Shylock: O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others![…]”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣling; equivalent to deal + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of deal