Dividing; distributing; throwing out.

Trading; trafficking; negotiating.

Treating; behaving.

Practice; action; conduct; behavior; as, observe the dealings of the men who administer the government. But it is now more generally used of the actions of men in private life.

Conduct in relation to others; treatment; as the dealings of a father with his children. God’s dealings with men are the dispensations of his providence, or moral government.

Intercourse in buying and selling; traffick; business; negotiation. American merchants have extensive dealings with the merchants of Liverpool.&

Intercourse of business or friendship; concern. The Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. John 4:9.