self-deal

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ deal.

Verb

self-deal (third-person singular simple present self-deals, present participle self-dealing, simple past and past participle self-dealt)

  1. To engage in dealings favorable to oneself as principal, taking advantage of one's position as fiduciary.
    • 2011 August 1, Steve Clemons, “China's Internal Pluralism Is Nothing to Cheer About”, in The Atlantic‎[1], archived from the original on 11 April 2021:
      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.
    • 2019 November 19, “WeWork: New York attorney general investigating founder's possible self-dealing”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      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.

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