English > dealings: 3 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities). |
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| Example | "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" |
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| Synonyms | transaction, dealing |
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| Instances | Seward's Folly | The transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia |
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| Narrower | affairs | transactions of professional or public interest |
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| borrowing | Obtaining funds from a lender |
| commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| deal, trade, business deal | A particular instance of buying or selling |
| downtick | A transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction |
| exchange | The act of giving something in return for something received |
| operations, trading operations | financial transactions at a brokerage |
| rental, renting | The act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) |
| transfer, transference | transferring ownership |
| uptick | A transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
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| Spanish | negociación, transacción, trato |
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| Catalan | negociació, tracte, transacció |
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| Verbs | deal | do business |
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| deal | direct the course of |
