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verb

present tense third-person singular of haggle
as in negotiates
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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noun

plural of haggle
as in negotiations

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Recent Examples of haggles
Verb
But a family reunion is up in the air as Harry haggles over security arrangements and accommodations. — ABC News, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggles
  1. negotiates
  2. negotiations
  3. deals
  4. compromises
  5. bargains
  6. concessions
  7. accommodations
Verb
  • Bill negotiation PocketGuard partners with Billshark, a company that negotiates for lower rates on your behalf.
    — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman who negotiates on behalf of oil companies.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of negotiates
Noun
  • But with Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon, and Rashford’s £40m release clause for other clubs elapsing last week, a new set of negotiations is required for his exit.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Rather, a messy conflict oscillating between bouts of strikes and periods of relative calm beckons, while mediators look for new avenues to revive negotiations.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of negotiations
Verb
  • The extended suspension of visits to Labadee’s white-sand beaches and popular overwater zip line deals another blow to Haiti’s already fragile economy.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The state sponsor of terrorism label, first imposed on Syria in 1979 after a previous regime sided with Palestinian militants, continues to repel the business deals the country needs to recover from its crippling civil war.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of deals
Noun
  • The biggest mystery is whether the Heat will make the compromises needed to accommodate James, his family and his team.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The Senate, Electoral College and other compromises enabled the few to overrule the many in ways that still cripple national action.
    — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of compromises
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of bargains
Noun
  • As the eldest player in Major League Soccer, Diego Chara has had to make some concessions to age.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Paramount already offered concessions to Bonta to avert a lawsuit, but Bonta and his counterparts clearly wanted more.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of concessions
Noun
  • Rooms range from standard accommodations to larger suites and residences with kitchens.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The main deck, meanwhile, is home to a new day head, a move that made room for more guest accommodations onboard.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
Definition of accommodations

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