self-dealing

[ self-dee-ling ]

noun

1. financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-dealing¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Bonus boosterism and self-dealing run through both rate fixing scandals.

From The Daily Beast

Life changed front, according as one thought one's self dealing with honest men or with rogues.

From Project Gutenberg