Synonyms of dicker

dicker 1 of 2

verb

as in to negotiate

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase

they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiate
• deal
• bargain
• haggle
• horse-trade
• bicker
• argue
• palter
• chaffer
• cut a deal
• clash
• wheel and deal
• quarrel
• barter
• wrangle
• fight
• buy
• trade
• exchange
• squabble
• shop (around)
• hawk
• quibble
• peddle
• purchase
• hassle
• comparison shop

dicker

2 of 2

noun

as in exchange

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another

was hoping to make a dicker with another collector of records from the 1950s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exchange
• barter
• trade
• swap
• truck
• bargaining
• bargain
• dealing
• commutation
• deal
• back-and-forth
• substitution
• quid pro quo
• trade-off
• negotiation
• replacement
• transaction
• dickering
• reciprocation
• haggling
• recompense
• horse trade
• horse trading
• logrolling
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dicker

Verb

But nothing said at this point can be separated from the bluffing and haggling and dickering central to such high-dollar negotiations. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024

Last year’s announcement was delayed nearly an hour while the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl directors and television executives dickered — bickered? — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023

Conrad's lawyer dickered for weeks with the owners of Baldwin House. — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023

Numerous lawsuits have been filed, especially against Weinstein and his company, but remain mired in legal limbo as attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants dicker over damages. — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021

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