datings

Noun

dating (countable and uncountable, plural datings)

1. A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
   • Janet was surprised at how much casual dating had changed since she was last single.
2. An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
   • 1922 (July), A. E. Douglass, "Some aspects of the use of the annual rings of trees in climatic study". The Scientific Monthly 15(1): 5-21.
     A comparison in seven sequoias between very careful counting and accurate dating in 2,000 years shows an average counting error of 35 years, which is only 1.7...
3. The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
   • But C.O.D. datings are relatively rare. They are so disliked by buyers that they are used by sellers only when the latter are quite uncertain of a buyer's ability and willingness to pay.1967, Delbert J. Duncan, Charles Franklin Phillips, Retailing: Principles and Methods, page 352