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
  • Jeff Passan had the initial report of the Sox dealing for Bart.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • By this time, police believe, Brun had already begun dealing again.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • O’Connell offered more context while chatting with talk show host Ripa.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • While chatting with Overtime for a video posted on Wednesday, July 29, the Dallas Wings star said would want to swap with Spiderman star Tom Holland.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • By negotiating lower net prices for GLP-1 with drug manufacturers, CMS theoretically created a favorable condition for Part D plan participation in BALANCE.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Casemiro's discovery rights were held by the LA Galaxy, and by league rule that would have prevented Inter Miami from negotiating with him.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of negotiating
Verb
  • 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
  • This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
    — Joel Marks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Definition of conversing
Verb
  • No deployment date has been set for Hyundai’s Korean plants at all, so the union is bargaining pre-emptively, trying to lock in protections before the humanoid robots show up rather than after.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of bargaining
Verb
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has been talking a big game for months about fighting inflation, but failure to signal an intention to follow through soon has Wall Street questioning his commitment to price stability.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Slot has stayed quiet and out of the limelight since he was sacked by Liverpool a week after the end of his second season in charge, instead choosing to do the talking in his own head.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 31 July 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
  • Pay attention to unusual rattling, buzzing, grinding or squealing sounds.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of drones and missiles targeting economic lifelines.
    — Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of rattling
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“Chaffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffering. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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