double-deal

[ duhb-uhl-deel ]

verb (used without object)

doubledealingdoubledealt [duhb, -, uh, l-, delt],

1. to practice double-dealing.

Other Words From

• double-dealer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-deal¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Last week, the Georgia Democratic party and several not-for-profit advocacy groups called on Kemp to resign as secretary of state so he could run for governor free of suspicion that he might double-deal on his own behalf.

From The Guardian

But Wasserman repeatedly refused to be drawn on whether LA would entertain a 2024-2028 double-deal with rival Paris, stating that such a move remained hypothetical.

From Reuters

It was not Hamilton’s “zealous” persuasion that tipped the House vote toward Thomas Jefferson; it was Jefferson’s backroom deals and favors that bought off the Federalists and turned the election around. Burr refused to double-deal.

From Washington Post

When he reaches the 20th century he is at full steam, saying — not without foundation — that America was ready in Iran to “double-deal and double-cross” at every turn, and condemning the attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, but without distinguishing between them or delving into the gory domestic context in either country.

From Washington Post

The popular narrative is that Goldman uses its privileged trading position in capital markets to double-deal, favouring some clients more than others, but above all favouring itself; that it sneakily sought to profit from the crash; that its alumni in high places helped it manipulate the bail-out; that it contributed to the global fiscal crisis by helping Greece and other countries mask their debt; and so on.

From Economist

Related Words

• bilk
• con
• deceive
• defraud
• delude
• dupe
• fleece
• hoodwink
• mislead
• swindle
• trick
• victimize