hash out
phrasal verb
hashed out; hashing out; hashes out
US, informal
1
or hash over
: to talk about (something) : discuss (something)
The detectives hashed out their theories about who committed the murder.
They've spent quite a bit of time hashing over the problem.
We need to sit down and hash things out.
2
: to find (a solution) by talking
Their lawyers hashed out a resolution.
3
: to solve (a problem) by talking
We were finally able to hash out our differences.
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Britain was the first country to hash out a framework for a trade deal with Washington, which also included an agreement to lower tariffs on some imports of British cars.
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Last week, however, things escalated when Madrid sent a delegation to Buenos Aires to hash out a deal.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
During the Switzerland talks, the U.S. and China delegations hashed out an agreement to suspend for 90 days the implementation of reciprocal duties which were drastically rolled back to much lower rates.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
The idea is firmly planted in the sprawling tax cuts package Republicans are hashing out in the House and aiming to pass in the coming days.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Last week, however, things escalated when Madrid sent a delegation to Buenos Aires to hash out a deal.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
During the Switzerland talks, the U.S. and China delegations hashed out an agreement to suspend for 90 days the implementation of reciprocal duties which were drastically rolled back to much lower rates.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
The idea is firmly planted in the sprawling tax cuts package Republicans are hashing out in the House and aiming to pass in the coming days.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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