Thesaurus results for CHAFFERS

chaffers

verb

present tense third-person singular of chaffer

as in deals

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 chats

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

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The state sponsor of terrorism label, first imposed on Syria in 1979 after a previous regime sided with Palestinian militants, continues to repel the business deals the country needs to recover from its crippling civil war.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Keep scrolling for the can't-miss Amazon deals to snag before the long weekend comes to a close.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026

Definition of deals

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Bill negotiation PocketGuard partners with Billshark, a company that negotiates for lower rates on your behalf.

— Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman who negotiates on behalf of oil companies.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of bargains

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As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Israeli military warning rattles coastal city Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially in and around the battered cities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

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