Thesaurus results for HAGGLING

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noun

as in bargaining

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haggling

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verb

present participle of haggle

as in negotiating

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 haggling

Noun

After some spirited haggling at a public hearing, Star City Council members on July 7 approved a development plan for a commercial center on the northeast corner of Highway 44 between North Moyle Avenue and Plummer Road. — Noah Daly july 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026 No negotiating, no haggling, no surprises. — Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 The haggling was still going on at deadline. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 This prospect adds urgency to the seemingly endless haggling among states along the river over a new agreement on sharing its water. — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 The Pentagon’s position was that all of this petty haggling was moot. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 The funny part about the haggling and the desire to see his value on the open market was that Hendrickson’s value essentially landed at the same level where the Bengals placed it in recent years. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 That’s where the haggling would begin. — Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026 That language was ultimately stripped from the bill in end-of-session haggling. — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025

Verb

The 1967 drama is about estranged brothers who are forced to deal with each other while haggling over the sale of their recently deceased father’s furniture to a dealer. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026 There was haggling over the penalties connected to the bonus pool for skipping a tournament. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 So why does buying B2B software still feel like haggling at a bazaar? — Salim Gheewalla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 That’s not going to be the case when both sides start haggling over the details of a potential nuclear agreement. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 There was no price range used to gauge demand and no haggling with prospective shareholders. — Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026 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. — Lee Williamson, Fortune, 13 May 2026 These are not two sides haggling over price. — Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggling

Noun

Writers, actors, and crew will have fewer employers to work for, which means less bargaining power & lower wages.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
In recent years, lawmakers have gained greater control over the federal budget, a key tool of political bargaining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargaining

Verb

Iran and Oman have been negotiating new shipping routes through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed since the start of the conflict.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Under the proposal which Iran and Oman have been negotiating for several days, ships entering the strait would use the route closest to Iran, under Tehran's coordination, sources said.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

Although no official statements have been made, frenetic speculations about TWICE leader Jihyo and members Tzuyu and Chaeyoung earlier this year prompted JYP to issue statements that contract negotiations were still ongoing.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The negotiations have progressed well and reached their final stage, Araghchi said, while insisting the deal would not reopen the waterway.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiation

Verb

Had the technical stood, Clark would have been forced to sit out Tuesday’s matchup against the New York Liberty, dealing a significant blow to Indiana as the Fever continue their push through the season.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Irish police said at the time that the ⁠gang had ‌gone from dealing heroin and cocaine in Dublin in the 1990s to operating across Europe.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealing

Noun

Deutsche Bank has become the first non-Chinese bank allowed to settle yuan transactions in Europe, a major step in Beijing’s ambitions to dislodge the supremacy of the US dollar.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
But the professor also says the transaction raises a more fundamental question about what universities should be doing with their land at a moment when AI infrastructure is booming.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026