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  • 41haggling — n. bargaining; intense arguing hag·gle || hægl v. bargain, wrangle, negotiate, argue over a price or condition …

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  • 42haggle — verb dispute or bargain persistently, especially over a price. noun a period of haggling. Derivatives haggler noun Origin C16 (in the sense hack, mangle ): from ON hỏggva hew …

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  • 43chaffer — I chaf•fer [[t]ˈtʃæf ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to bargain; haggle: to chaffer over a price[/ex] 2) to bandy words; chatter 3) to trade; barter • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME chaffare, der. of chapfare trading journey = OE cēap trade (see cheap) +faru journey; …

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  • 44haggle — ► VERB ▪ dispute or bargain persistently, especially over a price. ► NOUN ▪ a period of haggling. DERIVATIVES haggler noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «hack, mangle»: from Old Norse …

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  • 45haggler — haggle ► VERB ▪ dispute or bargain persistently, especially over a price. ► NOUN ▪ a period of haggling. DERIVATIVES haggler noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «hack, mangle»: from Old Norse …

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  • 46dick|er — dick|er1 «DIHK uhr», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. to trade by barter or by petty bargaining; haggle: »She dickered with the butcher over the price of steaks. –n. 1. a petty bargain: »I made a dicker with him to take care of my hens during my absence… …

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