dealing
noun/ˈdiːlɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣling; equivalent to deal + -ing.
1
In plural A business transaction.
2
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![…]c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]: