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handling

[ hand-ling ]

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noun

a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.

adjective

of or relating to the process of moving, transporting, delivering, working with, etc.:
The factory added a 10 percent handling charge for delivery.

handling

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noun

the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something
treatment, as of a theme in literature
1. the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  handling charges
law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of handling¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English handlung (noun); equivalent to handle + -ing ¹

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"He's handling things wherever he can, multiple times a day, and he's reporting back to the people. . . I think the tariffs will end up definitely being in our favour."

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Carney has touted his experience handling global economic crises as a way to deal with Trump on tariffs.

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"They are handling the disruption in a mature way but to expect any company to get anything back online in a week is never going to happen," she says.

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Iran's defence ministry denied reports that the explosion was caused by the improper handling of a shipment of sodium perchlorate, a solid fuel used for ballistic missiles.

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DHL said last week the change had "caused a surge in formal customs clearances, which we are handling around the clock".

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H and L hinge handload

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