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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Ben Stiller recalled his early dealings with Apple in the process of selling the company Severance during a panel discussion Sunday at SXSW.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
Because of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, any financial dealings with the island that would normally be prohibited — such as money transfers — have to be licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Overall, the most any person can give is $2,100 (and just $400 if a contributor has business dealings with the city government, which can’t be matched).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Ratliff is a wealthy Southern business mogul confronted by past shady business dealings and fearful that his secrets will come to light and endanger his family, played by Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Nivola, and Sarah Catherine Hook.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
Because of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, any financial dealings with the island that would normally be prohibited — such as money transfers — have to be licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Overall, the most any person can give is $2,100 (and just $400 if a contributor has business dealings with the city government, which can’t be matched).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Ratliff is a wealthy Southern business mogul confronted by past shady business dealings and fearful that his secrets will come to light and endanger his family, played by Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Nivola, and Sarah Catherine Hook.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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