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

Comcast has shown an appetite for M&A, and the cable and broadband sector is seeing consolidation, but the media giant for now is focused less on dealmaking than on reversing negative investor sentiment. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026

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

From mega-mergers that could upend streaming to big bets on formats like billboards and podcasts, the dealmaking thus far has cut across both legacy media and newer platforms. —Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 19 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

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