Thesaurus results for DICKERING

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noun

as in bargaining

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dickering

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verb

present participle of dicker

as in negotiating

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

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Noun

In 1999, the then-69-year-old great-grandmother helped obtain extra government benefits for workers who lost their jobs in a citrus freeze and stared across the contract bargaining table at lawyers for the giant Gallo wine company.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
After four stalemated bargaining meetings on February 11, 2023, the Buena Park union went on strike, slipping out one by one before the second show of the day.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Of those who expressed an opinion, majorities of respondents under 40 and those born outside Cuba favor negotiating with Cuba’s leadership.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Different industries and different backgrounds provide a pool of varied perspectives for bouncing ideas around about anything from negotiating salaries to making difficult management decisions.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

When negotiations began, many firefighters viewed the contract as an opportunity to address departures and improve retention.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
The independent dispute resolution system, or IDR, created under the No Surprises Act, was an arbitration process intended to serve as a last-ditch safeguard when negotiations between insurers and providers failed.

— Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski, the likely NL Cy Young winner, was dealing triple-digit fastballs the Rays couldn’t handle in the bottom frames.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

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The result could amount to a form of AI-enabled haggling, in which consumers face perpetually shifting prices based on factors largely invisible to them.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
After some spirited haggling at a public hearing, Star City Council members on July 7 approved a development plan for a commercial center on the northeast corner of Highway 44 between North Moyle Avenue and Plummer Road.

— Noah Daly July 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026

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According to Fulton County jail records, New has been arrested multiple times on suspicion of crimes including identity theft, insurance fraud, financial transaction card fraud, forgery and simple assault.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
However, vulnerabilities remain and include privacy and discretion in transactions, market accessibility, and jurisdictional fragmentation, all of which facilitate illicit financial flows.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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Add in the inconsistency of Green Bay’s rookie kicker, Trey Smack, and the points look like an absolute bargain.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Her organizing was instrumental in California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers the legal right to form unions, hold secret-ballot elections, and bargain collectively with their employers.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026

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