dickering 1 of 2

noun

as in bargaining

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickering
  1. bargaining
  2. negotiating
  3. negotiation
  4. dealing
  5. haggling
  6. transaction
  7. bargain
Noun
  • Last month, the labor group filed two unfair labor practice charges with the California Public Employment Relations Board against the CSU, alleging bad-faith bargaining and unlawful interference with workers’ rights to rally.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The union appealed that stay on bargaining to the Illinois Supreme Court, but the appeal was denied, according to the union.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Verb
  • Before the strike action, the government had been negotiating with unions -- a familiar scenario in French politics -- in hopes of limiting the protest movement, which has resulted in France's most violent civil unrest in years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Hadall said his team is negotiating a lease-back agreement with Browder Brown to ensure operational continuity while building out the production facility.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of negotiating
Noun
  • The union engaged in negotiations with the former owners for one to two years.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Thompson serves as liaison counsel for the multidistrict litigation, while Hoyle was a member of the 3M settlement negotiation team.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of negotiation
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • San Diego officials say two years of ugly budget cuts, fee hikes and controversial haggling among politicians have eliminated a $300 million structural deficit and stabilized city finances moving forward.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of haggling
Noun
  • 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
Definition of transaction
Noun
  • Even at full price, Mint's nationwide service on parent company T-Mobile's network is a bargain.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • By comparison, the prewar sanctions that devastated Iran’s economy, hobbled its military, and discouraged it from seeking nuclear weapons were a bargain.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bargain
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