Unscramble dealing

Definition of dealing

noun:

• method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing".
• the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him", "he has always been honest is his dealings with me". Synonyms: dealings, transaction.

verb:

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest", "The course covered all of Western Civilization", "The new book treats the history of China". Synonyms: address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat.
• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China", "Consider the following case". Synonyms: consider, deal, look at, take.
• take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?", "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students". Synonyms: deal.
• come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas", "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day". Synonyms: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage.
• administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present", "dole out some money", "shell out pocket money for the children", "deal a blow to someone", "the machine dispenses soft drinks". Synonyms: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out.
• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold", "The brothers sell shoes". Synonyms: deal, sell, trade.
• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers", "This blender can't handle nuts", "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old". Synonyms: care, deal, handle, manage.
• behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees". Synonyms: deal.
• distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?". Synonyms: deal.
• direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this". Synonyms: carry on, conduct, deal.
• give out as one's portion or share. Synonyms: apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out, share.
• give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades". Synonyms: deal.
• sell; "deal hashish". Synonyms: deal.

Related words

abstract, administer, administrate, affairs, allot, apply, assign, borrowing, commerce, commercialism, conduct, contemplate, coordinate, cut, dally, deal, direct, discourse, discuss, downtick, exchange, extemporize, fend, give, hack, hawk, huckster, improvise, juggle, market, match, meet, mercantilism, mind, misconduct, misdeal, mishandle, mismanage, monger, operations, organise, organize, peddle, pitch, play, portion, process, push, pyramid, racketeer, reallot, rental, renting, theologise, theologize, touch, trade, transfer, transference, trifle, uptick, vend, work.

Words nearby

dealings, healing, pealing, sealing.

Rhymes with

annealing, appealing, ceiling, concealing, darjeeling, darjeeling, feeling, healing, kneeling, peeling, revealing, revealing, sealing, squealing, stealing, unappealing, unfeeling, wheeling, wheeling.