haggling

hag·gle  (hgl)

v. hag·gled, hag·gling, hag·gles

v.intr.

1. To bargain, as over the price of something; dicker: "He preferred to be overcharged than to haggle" (W. Somerset Maugham).

2. To argue in an attempt to come to terms.

v.tr.

1. To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.

2. Archaic To harass or worry by wrangling.

n.

An instance of bargaining or arguing.

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[Frequentative of dialectal hag, to chop, hack, from Middle English haggen, from Old Norse höggva; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]

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haggler n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

haggling - an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) haggle, wrangling, wrangle bargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

Translations

haggling [ˈhæglɪŋ] n → regateo

haggling [ˈhæglɪŋ] n → marchandage m

haggling [ˈhæglɪŋ] haggle n → Feilschen nt

haggling [ˈhæglɪŋ] n → contrattazioni fpl