chaffering

verb

present participle of chaffer
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaffering
  1. dealing
  2. chatting
  3. negotiating
  4. conversing
  5. bargaining
  6. talking
  7. haggling
  8. rattling
Verb
  • In addition to their own first-round pick, the Jets also have the Colts’ and Cowboys’ first-round picks after dealing Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • So maybe, counterintuitively, this is the perfect moment for the BBC to launch a new reality show that aims to incubate the next great art-dealing duo.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • While chatting with Extra about the new season of their game show Beat Shazam, the actor’s older daughter Corinne, 32, shared her feelings about her dad, 58, and his baby on the way.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Messick even breaks a tacit rule by chatting with reporters on his start days.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • Under it, the USAF can issue individual work orders as engines need attention, without negotiating a completely new contract each time.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The author advises negotiating exit terms fiercely, choosing fewer, aligned investors, and building sellable systems from day one, whether or not outside capital is involved.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiating
Verb
  • But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of conversing
Verb
  • The California Gig Workers Union hopes to begin bargaining by the end of the year, CalMatters reported.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside promotions and deadlines, many young women are also privately bargaining with time and their bodies.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Verb
  • The term first went viral thanks to a resurfaced clip of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Yolanda Hadid talking to her then-teenage, now-supermodel daughter, Gigi Hadid.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The victim was conscious, breathing and talking when taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
    — Bob Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • The 1967 drama is about estranged brothers who are forced to deal with each other while haggling over the sale of their recently deceased father’s furniture to a dealer.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of haggling
Verb
  • And when the news first broke in Semafor last month that Paramount was seriously considering a move out of state, industry observers dismissed the threat as corporate saber rattling.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Kemp and Jackson united at the Georgia Chamber’s annual congressional luncheon for the first time since Jackson’s party-rattling primary win.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rattling
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“Chaffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffering. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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