match-making

A form of matchmaking — An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.

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Meanings

nounmatch-making (countable and uncountable, plural match-makings)

plural match-makings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of matchmaking.

    Since electronic match-making is not quite yet an exact science, he may also be informed of a few alternates (who are also very nice) in case something goes wrong and he doesn't quite hit it off with Miss Just-Right.

    1966 October 30, John Finley Scott, “Who Marries Whom and Why; Marriage Is Not a Personal Mater”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2025
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of match-make
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APA

match-making. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match-making

MLA

“match-making.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match-making. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “match-making,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match-making.

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