dealing

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈdilɪŋ/ UK /ˈdiːlɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
conduct or transactions in business or relations

He was known for fair dealing with every client.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · conduct or transactions in... transaction trade commerce business trafficdealingsnegotiation

Word family

Related forms deal dealer

Etymology

Gerund of the verb deal, from Old English dǣlan ('to divide, distribute, share'), from dǣl ('a part, share'), from Proto-Germanic *dailiz, from a PIE root *dail- ('to divide').

dǣlan Old English *dailiz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# dealing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdilɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdiːlɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. conduct or transactions in business or relations

## Examples
- He was known for fair dealing with every client.

## Synonyms
- transaction
- trade
- commerce
- business
- traffic
- dealings
- negotiation

## Related Forms
- deal
- dealer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dǣlan
- Root: *dailiz

## Etymology
Gerund of the verb deal, from Old English dǣlan ('to divide, distribute, share'), from dǣl ('a part, share'), from Proto-Germanic *dailiz, from a PIE root *dail- ('to divide').

## AI Etymology
Dealing has the etymological history Gerund of the verb deal, from Old English dǣlan ('to divide, distribute, share'), from dǣl ('a part, share'), from Proto-Germanic *dailiz, from a PIE root *dail- ('to divide'). The ancestry passes through Old English dǣlan and Proto-Germanic *dailiz. In present use as a noun, it means "conduct or transactions in business or relations", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include deal and dealer. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in deal and dealer, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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