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
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Hamas said on Tuesday that the second phase of talks in the ceasefire deal, which involved haggling over the release of the remaining hostages, had begun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Unlike other teams who haggle over one or two million euros, Como were happy to immediately spend €6m on Paz.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While there aren’t any hard and fast rules to haggling in the city, there are guidelines for doing it respectfully.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The eventual decisions could redefine the relationships between the three branches of government: the executive and legislative haggling over spending priorities and the judiciary as the referee.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Hamas said on Tuesday that the second phase of talks in the ceasefire deal, which involved haggling over the release of the remaining hostages, had begun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Unlike other teams who haggle over one or two million euros, Como were happy to immediately spend €6m on Paz.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While there aren’t any hard and fast rules to haggling in the city, there are guidelines for doing it respectfully.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
Verb
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Trump signed an executive order on Monday encouraging linking the cost of prescription drugs to what's paid in other nations where drug prices are negotiated by their government and tend to be much lower.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Last time, a major obstacle was the prohibition on Medicare negotiating drug prices.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The bill would also raise the SALT cap to $30,000 from the current $10,000 cap for anyone making under $400,000 a year, but Lawler and other New York Republicans are demanding the cap be raised even higher, seeking negotiations with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
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Plane negotiations: Trump in talks to accept luxury jet from Qatar's royal family The Qatari plane stretches 18 feet 4 inches longer than Air Force One, can carry more weight and fly slightly faster and farther.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Verb
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There’s no shortage of Amazon deals on skincare, makeup, and beauty tools right now.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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By dealing directly with the club, Arsenal will avoid having to pay the entire €60m in one go.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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True to form, the Wiz system is way cheaper than the Philips Hue version without any obvious compromises (to my eye).—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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None of it produces compromise or consensus or results.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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And there was a process that was specifically bargained for in this agreement.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
6 May 2025
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To this end, in 1954, NBA players formed the NBPA for purposes of collectively bargaining with the NBA and its clubs.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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