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dealmaking

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

Definition of dealmaking

: the act or process of making deals or agreements His artistry ran far more to political dealmaking than to personal fortune hunting …— Sean Wilentz

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dealmaking adjective
learned some dealmaking skills along the way … that's the life of the dealmaking, world-shaking chief executive. — James Surowiecki

First Known Use of dealmaking

1892, in the meaning defined above

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“Dealmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaking. Accessed 29 Sep. 2020.

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