also horsetrading
1.
If you describe discussions or negotiations as horse-trading , you disapprove of them because they are unofficial and involve compromises. ( BRIT mainly JOURNALISM )
...the anger and distaste many people feel at the political horse-trading involved in forming a government.
N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]
2.
When negotiation or bargaining is forceful and shows clever and careful judgment, you can describe it as horse-trading . ( AM )
N-UNCOUNT