self-dealing

American  

[self-dee-ling] / ˈsɛlfˈdi lɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of self-dealing

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

A quarterly cadence of reporting encourages companies to timely disclose material information and discourages self-dealing.

From Barron's

It’s a useful corrective for me to understand that the state of nature actually is the pull toward corruption and the pull toward self-dealing.

From Slate

Unlike the Golden Globes, the ceremony has not been beset by scandal or raised questions about unethical self-dealing.

From Los Angeles Times

The executor has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the estate and the estate’s beneficiaries, avoid self-dealing, and must distribute assets according to the will, and keep accurate records of the estate.

From MarketWatch

“There’s going to be a lot of people, if they look and understand this, are going to see it as self-serving, self-dealing kind of stuff,” Roy said.

From Salon