Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deal \Deal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dealt} (d[e^]lt); p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Dealing}.] [OE. delen, AS. d[=ae]lan, fr. d[=ae]l share;
   akin to OS. d[=e]lian, D. deelen, G. theilen, teilen, Icel.
   deila, Sw. dela, Dan. dele, Goth. dailjan. See {Deal}, n.]
   1. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in
      portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; --
      sometimes with out.

            Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? --Is.
                                                  lviii. 7.

            And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
                                                  --Tickell.

            The nightly mallet deals resounding blows. --Gay.

            Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were
            dealt.                                --Dryden.

   2. Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at
      the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal
      one a jack.

Dealing \Deal"ing\, 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.

   {Double dealing}, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity.
      

   {Plain dealing}, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest,
      outspoken expression of opinion.

Source : WordNet®

dealing
     n 1: method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest
          dealing"
     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" [syn: {transaction}, {dealings}]