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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
  • By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines.
    — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiates
Noun
  • Qatar supplied the money with Israel’s approval, even as Israeli officials publicly criticized Doha for financing Hamas, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiations
Verb
  • Speaking of things that are unexpected, we’re used to a particular kind of Lebanese cinema that deals primarily with the Civil War and subsequent crises.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The 76ers are not doing any sponsor deals less than three years after signing LeBron.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of deals
Noun
  • Robinson warned in an interview this month with an LGBT magazine that the Human Rights Campaign would not take such compromises lying down.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Creality hasn't eliminated the compromises of multi-color printing so much as exchanged one set for another.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 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
  • Eventually, committee members discussed dissolving the committee or resigning from the board if Zuckerberg wouldn’t make concessions for the benefit of all Class A shareholders.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In some ways, collective action won — as in 1968, when student demonstrations and a general strike forced the government to grant concessions like an increase in the minimum wage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of concessions
Noun
  • Rooms There is a kind of fierce vitality at play in The Warbler’s accommodations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
  • World-class accommodations and dining, wellness facilities, and an array of indulgent activities and events are transforming harbors into truly lavish havens.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodations

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