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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Each year the dealmaking seems to take longer in this age of streaming and theatrical instability. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC on Wednesday that more Wall Street dealmaking was on the horizon in 2025 under the new Trump administration. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 Profits are soaring at the nation's biggest banks, the result of a surging optimism in corporate America that's driving dealmaking and capital raising. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 The Trump administration can also ease merger and consolidation rules, which the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission tightened, to help streamline dealmaking and bolster the industry’s financial resiliency. Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2025.

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