as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Recent Examples of haggle
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for social interaction – for instance, children listening to their classmates’ ideas and haggling over what is true and why – can support brain health and academic learning.
—Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Dark powers that had to be begged and haggled with.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The 11-page agreement, which was reportedly haggled over for months by Power Four conferences, met a frosty reception when it was initially distributed in November.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for social interaction – for instance, children listening to their classmates’ ideas and haggling over what is true and why – can support brain health and academic learning.
—Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Dark powers that had to be begged and haggled with.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
Verb
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Such cover is often used in sectors such as agriculture – with pay-outs for farmers when a flood of a set magnitude occurs, for example – and provides policyholders with a speedy settlement, rather than requiring them to negotiate with loss adjusters.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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During his insulated schooling and military training, nobody told Joseph that South Africa’s white civilian leaders had changed their view of Mandela and were beginning to negotiate with him.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Murphy and Padilla, along with a small group of Democratic senators, have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.—
Patrick Maguire,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Logic can explain valuation ranges and deal structures.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the time of a ceasefire deal that Israel and Hamas agreed in October, 48 hostages remained in Gaza, 28 of whom were believed to be dead, including Gvili.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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That can lead to stylistic compromises that derail the lust factor for buyers.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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There was also one player in search of an out-of-the-box compromise.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The union had been bargaining with Kaiser since last May.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The union said nurses are committed to bargaining daily to settle the dispute.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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