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chaffer

verb

Definition of chaffer

as in to deal

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar

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as in to chat

British to engage in casual or rambling conversation just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub

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The latest homeless count showed an increase in the number of people living on the street, dealing a setback to a mayor who staked her reputation on the issue.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
These were poems that dealt directly with the execution of friends and associates of Wyatt’s, including Anne Boleyn.

— Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of deal

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Service is incredibly attentive and personable; everyone will want to stop and chat throughout the day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
And in 2023, Tierra Whack and Lil Yachty chatted about hip-hop in Brooklyn, before Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane kept the conversation going.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of chat

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StudioCanal Stories negotiated the rights to the book series.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Bock already cut a check and coughed over cash totaling $14,500 in exchange for Jamal negotiating a deal on her behalf with state regulators.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiate

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This was already noticed long before the emergence of AI chatbots with the power to converse.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Users can access dots through OpenAI's ChatGPT platform, Altman said, adding that in the future, people will be able to converse with the agents by phone and text.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of converse

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Salary caps in the NFL, NBA and NHL, along with the luxury-tax system in MLB, are lawful because they’ve been collectively bargained.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
To speed things up, Democrats want amendment votes, most notably one that would allow college athletes to collectively bargain.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bargain

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Sitting in one of the ship’s myriad bars and talking to strangers is one of the most interesting, and often lovely, things a person can do on board.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Wells' friends said Wells did not return to the mainland with them, choosing instead to stay behind to talk with a girl, a claim his family has disputed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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