dealings

«dealings» in Mova's school dictionary: The business or contact that people or groups have with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun, plural (dealings); the singular «dealing» is used mostly as the -ing form of «deal»

meaning for a pupil

1) The business or contact that people or groups have with each other: «my dealings with the bank». tree →

2) The way someone behaves when doing business: «honest dealings», «shady dealings». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday and formal talk it means business or contact over time. In stories «shady dealings» or «secret dealings» hints at dishonest business. Phrases: «have dealings with», «business dealings», «shady dealings», «fair dealings».

examples

• I've had no dealings with that company. tree →
• The detective looked into the mayor's secret dealings. tree →
• He was always honest in his dealings with customers. tree →
• Their business dealings made them rich. tree →
• We had friendly dealings with the shop next door. tree →
• (formal) The report examines the firm's financial dealings. tree →
• We of the jungle have no dealings with them. tree →

note

Almost always plural: «dealings». It is a noun from «deal», which also means a bargain. Countable but used as a group word.

In the corpora

• How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dealings» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.