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
Lee Williamson,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
Expect to be asked questions and have customers looking to haggle.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
Previously, agents and teams haggled over contracts that surpassed what top veteran players earned.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
These are not two sides haggling over price.
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Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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The countries can reduce vulnerability to these strategic chokepoints by building domestic capacities and diversifying supply chains—both of which take time—rather than haggling at the negotiating table.
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Lee Williamson,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
Expect to be asked questions and have customers looking to haggle.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
Previously, agents and teams haggled over contracts that surpassed what top veteran players earned.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
These are not two sides haggling over price.
—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
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But Iran denied making any new commitments on monitoring, with state media reporting that Tehran did not negotiate the nuclear issue during 18 hours of discussions.
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The Heat and other NBA teams have been allowed to negotiate with their own impending free agents since June 14 — the day after the last game of the NBA Finals.
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Restricting the key waterway, which is crucial to the world's oil supply and has become one of the main points of negotiation in the war, comes amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to Iran's top military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.
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District officials said compensation increases for all employee groups were approved together as part of the same negotiations process.
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And then hours later, both of those picks were gone, with Florida dealing those selections, plus two more — another first-round pick earmarked for the 2029 draft and a second-round pick in 2027 — in its blockbuster deal to acquire star forward Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators.
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Two picks in the top 10 and four in the top 25 have already transferred possession, with two of those selections being dealt twice in addition to a pick swap in another trade.
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By the end of the meeting, however, signs of a compromise had emerged.
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The compromise made acquiescing to the Southern states allowed the slave trade to continue for another two decades.
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The measure could potentially pose a problem with collective bargaining because the governor’s administration is ostensibly bargaining on behalf of all agencies, said Tim Yeung, a public sector labor expert.
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Lind’s ideal ignores what workers have actually bargained for in the United States, and what pro-worker social democracies already provide.
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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