wheels and deals
Schemes for profit
To wheel and deal is to engage in aggressive, often shrewd business negotiations or political maneuvering.
Someone who wheels and deals pursues opportunities through clever bargaining, networking, and deal-making—sometimes with questionable ethics.
He's been wheeling and dealing in real estate for decades.
A wheeler-dealer is someone known for this behavior.
- startupsNewly launched businesses
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- mergersCorporate consolidations
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
networking · working the room · leveraging · compromise · calculating · lobbying · hustling · mediation · contracts · backroom · behind closed doors · back channel · positioning · acquisitions · strategizing · alliances · horse-trading · bartering
wheels and dealsabove board
Honest and unconcealed
straightforward · forthright · plain dealing · no-nonsense · upfront
wheels and dealstakes a back seat
Assumes lesser importance
passive · disengaged · hands-off · indifferent · abstains
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