haggle

verb hag·gle \ ˈha-gəl \

|Updated on: 22 Jul 2018

Examples: haggle in a Sentence

Definition of haggle

haggled; haggling play \ˈha-g(ə-)liŋ\

transitive verb

1 : to cut roughly or clumsily : hack

2 archaic : to annoy or exhaust with wrangling

intransitive verb

: bargain, wrangle

haggling over the price

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haggler

play \ˈha-g(ə-)lər\ noun

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Examples of haggle in a Sentence

She is good at haggling.
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks

Recent Examples of haggle from the Web

Adding to the uncertainty, according to people familiar with the matter, U.S. officials preparing for Mr. Ross’s visit and their Chinese peers haggled over how to get Beijing to purchase more American farm and energy products.

— bob davis, WSJ, "U.S., China End Latest Trade Talks Without Settlement," 3 June 2018
Representatives for the Hindu Temple of The Woodlands haggled with the seven members of the DSC during Wednesday’s meeting about a request to expand the parking lot at the temple which includes extra lighting and fencing.

— jeff forward, Houston Chronicle, "The Woodlands Township DSC News & Notes: May 16," 26 May 2018
For the next three days, highlights of the Western canon will be displayed, appraised, and haggled over at the Antiquarian Booksellers Association Rare Book Fair London.

— Fortune, "A Look Into the Dwindling World of Rare Books," 24 May 2018
State officials attribute the delays to permitting requirements, complex federal environmental protection laws and haggling over engineering, contracts and funding.

— louis sahagun, latimes.com, "As salinity grows and toxic dust spreads, patience wears thin at Salton Sea," 17 May 2018
After the election, Iraqi politicians may again go to their sectarian corners and haggle in divvying up key government positions.

— The Christian Science Monitor, "Will Iraqis draw a line between mosque and state?," 11 May 2018
But the timing could slip to next week or later as Facebook and Democrats haggle over how much information about users who liked, shared and commented on the ads should be redacted, the people said.

— byron tau, WSJ, "House Democrats Plan to Release 3,000 Russian-Linked Facebook Ads," 6 May 2018
Lawmakers have haggled over election reform for years, finally passing a new law last summer to replace one in place since 1960.

— Washington Post, "7 things to know about Lebanon’s parliament elections," 6 May 2018
For several months, Sires has been haggling with the city over whether the city could either change its rules or give him a waiver.

— steve harrison, charlotteobserver, "Mural on NoDa Dumpster: An eyesore or a painting that adds to neighborhood character? | Charlotte Observer," 13 Apr. 2018

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