Meaning of treatment In English

• 0 the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something:

  • Peter gets special treatment because he knows the boss.

  • The same subject matter gets a very different treatment by Chris Wilson in his latest novel.

• 1 the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury:

  • free dental treatment

  • Perhaps it's time to try a new course of treatment.

  • This disease doesn't generally respond to (= improve as a result of) treatment.

  • There are various treatments for this complaint.

• 2 the way you deal with or behave toward someone or something:

  • He accused the governor of giving rich people special treatment.

• 3 the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to improve the condition of an ill or injured person, or to cure a disease:

  • [ U ] Chronic back pain may not respond to treatment.

• 4 the process of putting a special substance on something or putting it through a special process in order to change its condition:

  • [ U ] The city is exploring other methods of water treatment.

• 5 a way of behaving towards someone or something:

  • equal/fair treatment for sb/sth The court order required equal treatment for female police department employees.

  • preferential/special treatment for sb/sth The tax reform will end three decades of preferential treatment for foreign companies.

  • treatment of sb/sth Their ethical range of meat products ensures the humane treatment of their farm animals.

• 6 a way of dealing with something:

  • Investors are refusing to sell in the face of punitive tax treatment.

  • Changes in the treatment of capital gains are discussed in the report.

• 7 a process by which something is protected from damage or decay, cleaned, or made safe:

  • a treatment facility/plant/system The city's sewage treatment plant has been overwhelmed by recent rains.

  • Treatment of agricultural runoff is largely voluntary.