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The activity of working as an intermediary, making a profit from by buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties.
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wheeling and dealing — ➔ dealing * * * wheeling and dealing UK US noun [U] INFORMAL ► COMMERCE the activity of making clever, complicated, and sometimes dishonest business arrangements: »He loves the wheeling and dealing of land sales. »They need to be more open with… … Financial and business terms
wheeling and dealing — (informal; orig US) Same as ↑wheeler dealing above • • • Main Entry: ↑wheel … Useful english dictionary
wheeling and dealing — n [U] activities that involve a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest deals, especially in business or politics … Dictionary of contemporary English
wheeling and dealing — Someone accused of wheeling and dealing is thought to be involved in complicated, if not dishonest, deals in business or politics. Since the beginning of the election campaign, there s been a lot of wheeling and dealing going on … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
wheeling and dealing — complicated and sometimes dishonest agreements in business or politics that people try to achieve in order to make profits or get advantages. It s an article about all the wheeling and dealing that goes on in financial markets … New idioms dictionary
wheeling and dealing — Synonyms and related words: agency, barter, bartering, brokerage, buying and selling, dealing, doing business, exchange, give and take, horse trading, interchange, jobbing, merchandising, retailing, swapping, trade, trading, trafficking,… … Moby Thesaurus
wheeling and dealing — noun (U) activities that involve a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest deals, especially in business or politics … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wheeling and dealing — noun intense negotiations in business or politics …
dealing — Entering into transactions in investments either for customers or for the firm s own account. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * dealing deal‧ing [ˈdiːlɪŋ] noun 1. [uncountable] FINANCE the job or activity of buying and… … Financial and business terms
dealing — deal|ing [ˈdi:lıŋ] n 1.) dealings [plural] the business activities or relationships that someone is involved in ▪ an investigation of his financial dealings dealings with ▪ She is ruthless in her dealings with competitors. ▪ We ve had dealings… … Dictionary of contemporary English
