1
as in dealing
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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2
as in chatting
British
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub
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There have been reports about Florida potentially dealing goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky — on the final year of a seven-year, $70 million contract — as well.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026 -
The Nets gutted their roster and sent out three first-round picks for what amounted to an 80-game Harden rental before dealing him to Philadelphia for Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond, Seth Curry and lesser draft compensation.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Soon Emanuel was talking to Brian Grazer, and Bill Maher proved to be one of the more gregarious guests, chatting with a few excited art collectors.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
28 Feb. 2026
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Jeannot and Deslauriers were seen chatting at the red line during pre-game warmups.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Neither the public nor private side began with a champion negotiating binding requirements before contracts were finalized or construction started.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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That means protecting benefits already earned while negotiating responsible adjustments for future accruals, exploring constitutional pathways for reform and offering voluntary buyout incentives to reduce long-term liabilities.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Reading a book — yes, a real book with pages, gotten from a library or a store, not a Kindle; conversing, face-to-face, with a friend; taking a walk in a park or in the country?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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All manner of inquiries might be required to tease out of the person what transpired while conversing with the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The move comes one month before the WGA is due to sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to begin bargaining a new contract for Hollywood TV and film writers.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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The union had been bargaining with Kaiser since last May.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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If Schoen is talking money but doesn’t have the final call on contracts, how will that impact which players the Giants ultimately both pursue and sign?—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Rinna's lips were made for talking.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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His mother, the dancing, cursing, haggling aunt is now an arthritic septuagenarian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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No desks stacked with laptops, no hurried haggling over prices in tight booths, no sense that collectors were racing against the clock.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the 78th minute, Manukian completed his brace by rattling a shot into the bottom right corner from 10 yards out.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic launched Claude Cowork in a research capacity last month, rattling software stocks as investors grappled with AI's disruptive potential.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Chaffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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