dealmaking

noun

deal·​mak·​ing ˈdēl-ˌmā-kiŋ 

: the act or process of making deals or agreements

His artistry ran far more to political dealmaking than to personal fortune hunting …

—Sean Wilentz

dealmaking adjective

learned some dealmaking skills along the way

… that's the life of the dealmaking, world-shaking chief executive.

—James Surowiecki

Examples of dealmaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Private credit's rapid rise has been key to global dealmaking for more than a decade. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026

American companies are invoking national security and the need to compete with China in their dealmaking, posing thorny questions for antitrust regulators. —Colin Campbell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026

In 2006, Bad Robot was at the forefront of jaw-dropping dealmaking by studios eager to lock up hotshot multi-hyphenates in exclusive contracts. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026

Iran has pushed for Vance to be at the dealmaking table in the past. —Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dealmaking

• awaking
• backbreaking
• bookmaking
• breathtaking
• brickmaking
• caretaking
• dressmaking
• filmmaking
• forsaking
• glassmaking
• groundbreaking
• haymaking