dealing

n. manner of doing business; behavior; distribution, giving out

v. give, distribute; supply; direct; take care; sell, trade; distribute cards among the players in a card game; (Slang) buy and sell drugs unlawfully

Noun
1. method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"
(hypernym) treatment, handling
(derivation) deal
2. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
(synonym) transaction, dealings
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
(derivation) conduct, carry on, deal

Noun
1. a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
(synonym) trade, business deal
(hypernym) transaction, dealing, dealings
(hyponym) arms deal
2. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
(synonym) bargain
(hypernym) agreement, understanding
3. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
(synonym) batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
(hyponym) flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
4. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
(hypernym) board, plank
5. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
(synonym) softwood
(hypernym) wood
(hyponym) pulpwood
6. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
(synonym) hand
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) bridge hand
(part-meronym) long suit
(derivation) conduct, carry on
7. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
(hypernym) result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
(hyponym) fair deal, square deal
(derivation) conduct, carry on
8. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) misdeal
(part-holonym) card game, cards
(classification) card game, cards
9. the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
(hypernym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(hyponym) new deal
(derivation) share, divvy up, portion out, apportion
Verb
1. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
(synonym) cover, treat, handle, plow, address
(hypernym) broach, initiate
(hyponym) theologize, theologise
(verb-group) treat, handle, do by
2. take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
(hypernym) act, move
(derivation) dealings, traffic
3. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
(synonym) consider, take, look at
(hypernym) think about
(hyponym) contemplate
4. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
(synonym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) improvise, extemporize
5. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
(synonym) distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) assign, allot, portion
6. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
(synonym) sell, trade
(hypernym) transact
(hyponym) push
(see-also) distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
(derivation) principal, dealer
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
7. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
(synonym) manage, care, handle
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) administer, administrate
8. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
(hypernym) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(derivation) relations, dealings
9. distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
(hypernym) distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
(hyponym) misdeal
(classification) card game, cards
10. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
(synonym) conduct, carry on
(hypernym) manage, care, handle
(hyponym) racketeer
(derivation) hand
11. give out as one's portion or share
(synonym) share, divvy up, portion out, apportion
(hypernym) distribute, give out, hand out
(entail) separate, divide, part
12. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
(hypernym) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
(derivation) dealer
(classification) card game, cards
13. sell; "deal hashish"
(hypernym) sell, trade
(verb-group) sell, trade
(derivation) dealer
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Adjective
1. made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"
(similar) woody

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Deal
  

(n.)
The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person.
  

chu1 er3 fan3 er3
Getting what one has given.
Originally meaning that others deal with a person in the way that he has dealt with them. Now used to describe inconsistency or selfishness. Going back on one's words. Contradicting oneself. Compare with 自相矛盾 (zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4).

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