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
Sean Wilentz
dealmaking
adjective
learned some dealmaking skills along the way
… that's the life of the dealmaking, world-shaking chief executive.
—James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki
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Trump's New York real estate-style dealmaking, where the two big bosses sit down and hammer out an agreement, doesn't work well with China, Wang said.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Comfort Ero, president and CEO of the International Crisis Group, cautioned that economic dealmaking would not resolve some of the entrenched conflicts facing the continent.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 May 2025
View Comments Some on Wall Street are hoping the Google-Wiz deal will represent the start of a recovery in dealmaking, which has dried up in recent months amid turbulence in financial markets and weakening CEO confidence.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, there are reasons to be optimistic about the current and future state of dealmaking.
—Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Comfort Ero, president and CEO of the International Crisis Group, cautioned that economic dealmaking would not resolve some of the entrenched conflicts facing the continent.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 May 2025
View Comments Some on Wall Street are hoping the Google-Wiz deal will represent the start of a recovery in dealmaking, which has dried up in recent months amid turbulence in financial markets and weakening CEO confidence.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, there are reasons to be optimistic about the current and future state of dealmaking.
—Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dealmaking
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“Dealmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaking. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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