Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheel and deal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
wheel and deal
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work as an intermediary, making a profit from buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties.

Derogatory; Intransitive verb

Etymology

From wheel (“big shot”) + deal (verb). Alternatively, from (roulette) wheel + deal (as, in a card game).

Usage

Inflected Forms

wheels and deals (present, singular) wheeling and dealing (participle, present) wheeled and dealed (participle, past) wheeled and dealed (past) wheeled and dealt (participle, past) wheeled and dealt (past)

Phrases

wheeler-dealer

Questions

What does wheel and deal mean?
To work as an intermediary, making a profit from buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties.
Where does wheel and deal come from?
From wheel (“big shot”) + deal (verb). Alternatively, from (roulette) wheel + deal (as, in a card game).

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