deal-making
Hammering out terms
Deal-making is the process of negotiating and finalizing agreements, especially in business or politics.
The term emphasizes the back-and-forth of bargaining—offers, counteroffers, compromises—rather than the final agreement itself: His reputation for deal-making made him invaluable during merger negotiations.
A deal-maker is someone skilled at bringing parties to agreement.
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
leverage · stakeholder · terms · closing · handshake · valuation · due diligence · arbitration
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- tradeExchange of commodities
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
middleman · commission · markup · wholesale · retail · vendor · supplier · procurement
Moving things on rollers
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- backroomPrivate space for dealings
- favorKind act or preference
connection · fixer · arrangement · under-the-table · gentleman's agreement · sweetener · insider · influence
Negotiation between nations
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- concessionYielding a point
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
lobby · compromise · coalition · backroom · quid pro quo · brokering · envoy · mediator
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- contractEnforceable written agreement
boardroom · leverage · stakeholder · terms · closing · handshake · valuation · due diligence · arbitration · buyout
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
exchange · middleman · commission · markup · wholesale · retail · vendor · supplier · procurement · bulk
wheeling
Moving things on rollers
favor · connection · fixer · arrangement · under-the-table · gentleman's agreement · sweetener · insider · influence · palm-greasing
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- concessionYielding a point
bipartisan · lobby · compromise · coalition · backroom · quid pro quo · brokering · envoy · mediator · accord
- power tacticspower play, power grab, strong-arm, strong-arming, strongarm
- business skillsmanagement, financial literacy, leadership, delegation, risk assessment
- Negotiation Termsdeadlock, bargaining, negotiation, stalemate, compromise
- politickingcampaigning, electioneering, lobbying, canvassing, stumping
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- bipartisanshipcrossing the aisle, common ground, compromise, consensus, bipartisan bill
deal-makingdictation
Oral text for writing
decree · fiat · imposition · mandate · edict
deal-makingwarfare
Armed conflict between groups
confrontation · hostility · conflict · combat · antagonism
deal-makingintransigence
Refusal to compromise
obstinacy · inflexibility · ideological purity · absolutism · dogmatism
deal, making, deals, dealt, dealer, dealers, dealership, dealerships, dealing