deal in

Traffic in goods

To deal in something is to trade or do business in it: a gallery that deals in contemporary art, a broker who deals in commodities.

The phrase extends beyond commerce to regular involvement with abstractions: a politician who deals in compromise, a writer who deals in ambiguity.

To deal in something is to make it your stock-in-trade.

commerce

trade

Exchange of commodities

commodities · broker · wholesale · retail · import · export · distribute · supply · vendor · merchant

specialize

expertise

Skill from extensive practice

handle · occupy oneself · profession · field · practice · pursue

Opposites
commercial activity

deal insteer clear of

avoid · boycott · shun · stay away from · eschew

transaction type

deal inconsume

Take in fully

purchase · acquire

Family

dealing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G