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wheeling and dealing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
wheel-ing and deal-ing
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The activity of working as an intermediary, making a profit from buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of wheel and deal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

wheelings and dealings (plural)

Questions

What does wheeling and dealing mean?
The activity of working as an intermediary, making a profit from buying and selling things, or making contracts between parties.

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