self-deal en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English deal English self-deal From self- + deal.
Meanings
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To engage in dealings favorable to oneself as principal, taking advantage of one's position as fiduciary.
But as in the case of Japan, the results of self-dealing corruption largely remain in the country rather than escaping to Swiss bank accounts as often happened with the style of 1950s era corruption seen in Vietnam or the Philippines.
2011 August 1, Steve Clemons, “China's Internal Pluralism Is Nothing to Cheer About”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021:Among the issues the NYAG is examining is whether WeWork’s founder and former chief executive, Adam Neumann, indulged in self-dealing to enrich himself.
2019 November 19, “WeWork: New York attorney general investigating founder's possible self-dealing”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-deals | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| self-dealing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-dealt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-dealt | Tense=Past | lexicographic |