handling

/ˈhændlɪŋ/ noun [U]

Definition

› COMMERCE, TRANSPORT the act or cost of moving, storing, or packaging goods: The company is able sell its wares for 30% less by cutting out the layers of middlemen who each tack on a charge for handling. U.S. industry contends that segregating biotech from conventional varieties of crops would raise handling costs.

› the process of dealing with a situation, especially a difficult situation: the handling of sth His handling of economic policy has been especially bad. careful/skillful handling

› the act of moving, storing, or organizing information: The inspector general's report focuses on the FBI's handling of information. → See also cargo-handling, manual handling, materials handling, shipping and handling

(Definition of handling noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)