dealmaking

noun

deal·​mak·​ing ˈdēl-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce dealmaking (audio)
: 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

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Robert Melnik is overseeing the dealmaking for the studio. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 June 2025 As Scale’s competitors jostle to fill the void left by Meta’s dealmaking, the corporate drama points to a fundamental reshaping of how the world's most valuable AI models get built. Billy Perrigo, Time, 16 June 2025 Trump’s dealmaking meets limits on Israel, Iran and Russia-Ukraine. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 June 2025 Details are being kept under lock and key but the project has been described as Memento meets Raiders of the Lost Ark. Skydance did not comment on the dealmaking. Andrew Schneider will exec produce. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dealmaking

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dealmaking was in 1892

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“Dealmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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