haggled; haggling
ˈha-g(ə-)liŋ 
: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : an instance of haggling or bargaining
a haggle over price
Synonyms
Examples of haggle in a Sentence
Verb
She is good at haggling.
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
Recent Examples on the Web
Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
The sides have been haggling over ways to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, a major source of concern for actors.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
This expansion will provoke intense haggling over institutional reforms, fierce fights over budget and financing, and endless maneuvering to ensure some sort of balance between the acceptance of Moldova and Ukraine and western Balkan countries.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Like the time their sister Irma bought candy with the money set aside to pay the family’s bills, and a preteen Molina went to the liquor store and haggled the money back, save for the cost of the two candies Irma had eaten.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
As the haggling restarts behind closed doors, the big question is what the industry will look like when the studio productions are up and running again.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Late last month the administration announced that the first 10 drugs had been selected for haggling.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
Under the new law, Medicare for the first time will be able to directly haggle with drugmakers over prices for the costliest medications to drive down the high cost of prescription drugs for older people.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
The implication is that a politician is the sort of person who prefers haggling with legislators to wielding executive authority.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 May 2023
To score a new vehicle, buyers are accepting no-haggle pricing, with significant market adjustments in some instances.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2021
So, when the prices come your way during your haggle, your job isn't to reply quickly with the next number.
—Darren A. Smith, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
Low pressure Most rental car sales lots offer no-haggle pricing, which makes shopping less stressful.
—cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
Few dealers have figured out how to make negotiating painless, except for those that do no-haggle pricing.
—Sharon Carty, Car and Driver, 19 Sep. 2020
On a typical trading desk, bond traders can gather price information, haggle with brokers and clients or check in with analysts and sales representatives with a few shouts or by pressing a button.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2020
Convenient sale process: Avis, Enterprise and Hertz offer no-haggle pricing.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
However, talks with Camp Nou have laboured as the young star's agent (the infamous Mino Raiola) haggles for the best financial package.
—SI.com, 5 June 2019
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Verb
Over the final 48 hours of negotiations, when most of the terms of the deal had been set, Israel and Hamas were still haggling over the exact number of captives to be released.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
The sides have been haggling over ways to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, a major source of concern for actors.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
This expansion will provoke intense haggling over institutional reforms, fierce fights over budget and financing, and endless maneuvering to ensure some sort of balance between the acceptance of Moldova and Ukraine and western Balkan countries.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Like the time their sister Irma bought candy with the money set aside to pay the family’s bills, and a preteen Molina went to the liquor store and haggled the money back, save for the cost of the two candies Irma had eaten.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
As the haggling restarts behind closed doors, the big question is what the industry will look like when the studio productions are up and running again.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Late last month the administration announced that the first 10 drugs had been selected for haggling.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
Under the new law, Medicare for the first time will be able to directly haggle with drugmakers over prices for the costliest medications to drive down the high cost of prescription drugs for older people.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
The implication is that a politician is the sort of person who prefers haggling with legislators to wielding executive authority.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
Halley is presiding over his first upfront — a weeks-long haggle over ad inventory for the networks’ next cycle of programming — after having succeeded longtime executive Jo Ann Ross.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 May 2023
To score a new vehicle, buyers are accepting no-haggle pricing, with significant market adjustments in some instances.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2021
So, when the prices come your way during your haggle, your job isn't to reply quickly with the next number.
—Darren A. Smith, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
Low pressure Most rental car sales lots offer no-haggle pricing, which makes shopping less stressful.
—cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
Few dealers have figured out how to make negotiating painless, except for those that do no-haggle pricing.
—Sharon Carty, Car and Driver, 19 Sep. 2020
On a typical trading desk, bond traders can gather price information, haggle with brokers and clients or check in with analysts and sales representatives with a few shouts or by pressing a button.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2020
Convenient sale process: Avis, Enterprise and Hertz offer no-haggle pricing.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
However, talks with Camp Nou have laboured as the young star's agent (the infamous Mino Raiola) haggles for the best financial package.
—SI.com, 5 June 2019
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Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
frequentative of hag to hew
First Known Use
Verb
1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1829, in the meaning defined above
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haggle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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haggle
verb
hag·gle
ˈhag-əl
haggled; haggling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to dispute or argue especially in bargaining
haggle
noun
haggler
noun
-(ə-)lər
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