noun
Refers to the act of bringing people together for a meeting or introduction, often in a business or formal context.
取引先との引き合わせをセッティングした。
I arranged an introduction with the client.
彼は新しい上司との引き合わせに緊張していた。
He was nervous about the meeting with his new boss.
紹介 is a more general term for introduction, while 引き合わせ often implies a facilitated meeting or bringing parties together for a specific purpose.
Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 合わせ (awase, continuative form of 合わせる 'to put together'). Literally 'pulling together', referring to the act of bringing people into contact.