intransitive. To argue or dispute about something, esp. persistently; to cavil, to quibble; spec. to argue over the terms of an agreement or…
| 单词 | θ217410 |
| 释义 | society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain over [verb (transitive)] > drive down (prices or a person) by bargaining (8) haggle1589 intransitive. To argue or dispute about something, esp. persistently; to cavil, to quibble; spec. to argue over the terms of an agreement or… cheapen1655 transitive (?) To chaffer, haggle about terms with (a person), or about (a bargain). Obsolete. screw1677 transitive. To force (a seller, manufacturer, etc.) to lower the price of goods or services; to beat down. Cf. to screw down 2a at phrasal verbs 1… to beat down1793 To force down (a price) by haggling (cf. 18). With these cf. abate, n. to jew down1835 transitive. To drive (a person) down in price by haggling; to drive (a price) down by haggling. offensive. banter1839 transitive. With down: to drive down a price by haggling or bargaining with (the seller); to drive down (the price of something) by haggling or… Jew1851 intransitive. To get or try to get the better of a person by charging too much or paying too little; to haggle. offensive. ike1932 (see quot. 1932). |
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