dealing

Other forms of dealing

plural

dealings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dealing

What does dealing mean?

dealing means "method or manner of conduct in relation to others". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dealing?

dealing has 2 syllables: dea-ling. The stress falls on "dea". In IPA it is /ˈdilɪŋ/.

What is another word for dealing?

Close synonyms include transaction, dealings. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dealing a common word?

dealing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.