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haggle

(hægəl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense haggles, present participle haggling, past tense, past participle haggled
verb
If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying.
Ella taught her how to haggle with used furniture dealers. [VERB + with]
Meanwhile, as the politicians haggle, the violence worsens. [VERB]
Of course he'll still haggle over the price. [VERB]
Synonyms: bargain, barter, beat down, drive a hard bargain More Synonyms of haggle
haggling uncountable noun
After months of haggling, they recovered only three-quarters of what they had lent.
Haggle is also a noun.
She laughed again, enjoying the haggle.
More Synonyms of haggle

haggle in British English

(ˈhæɡəl)
verb
1. (intransitive; often foll by over)
to bargain or wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc); barter
2. (transitive) rare
to hack
Derived forms
haggler (ˈhaggler)
noun
Word origin
C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse haggva to hew

haggle in American English

(ˈhægəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhaggled or ˈhaggling
1. 
to chop or cut crudely; hack; mangle
verb intransitive
2. 
to argue about terms, price, etc.; bargain; wrangle
noun
3. 
the act of haggling
Derived forms
haggler (ˈhaggler)
noun
Word origin
freq. of hag2

Examples of 'haggle' in a sentence
haggle

We are simply haggling over the price.
The Sun (2009)
The tip is to be well researched and haggle hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
No deal has been agreed and the companies are still haggling over the valuation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They will definitely haggle more on price.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Anyone serious about taking on the project should haggle hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The offset was the ability in many countries to haggle over prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Britons are used to haggling over car prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then you could be in a strong position to haggle a better deal out of your chosen provider.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
After a good deal of haggling he bought it and loaded it straight onto a ship sailing south.
Gavin Weightman THE FROZEN WATER TRADE (2002)
Then they haggle over the price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But haggle hard and you can get up to 4,000 off that price.
The Sun (2010)
Now we're just haggling about the price.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
After some haggling a price of 10,000 was agreed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I was passed on to its retention team and got a great deal by haggling.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Shoppers hitting the high street were urged to make the most of retailers' woes by haggling over prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is worth calling hotels to haggle on price; they may offer a free upgrade or spa treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Despite the tight financial times, more than half of those questioned said they did not intend to haggle over the price.
The Sun (2008)
When it comes to buying a new or used car my advice is to haggle hard - because you should get a great deal.
The Sun (2007)
There is a tantalising hint that the Royal Family was not above haggling for a bargain.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Competition is also fierce in this segment, meaning that if you haggle hard with a dealer you will be more likely to get a discount.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The Chinese love of a bargain extends to haggling, a custom that presents problems for department stores.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This can be an opportunity for bargain hunters: haggle hard and you could knock 25% off the price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And you can have the all singing, all dancing top model for less than 20,000 if you haggle hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He feels he has done the honourable thing, and hopes Arsenal do not waste the opportunity with months of haggling over the fee.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
haggle

British English: haggle /ˈhæɡl/ VERB
If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something.
Of course he'll still haggle over the price.
  • American English: haggle
  • Arabic: يُساوِم
  • Brazilian Portuguese: regatear
  • Chinese: 争价
  • Croatian: cjenkati se
  • Czech: smlouvat
  • Danish: tinge
  • Dutch: steggelen
  • European Spanish: regatear
  • Finnish: tinkiä
  • French: marchander
  • German: feilschen
  • Greek: παζαρεύω
  • Italian: contrattare
  • Japanese: うるさく値切る
  • Korean: 값을 끈질기게 깎다
  • Norwegian: prute
  • Polish: utargować
  • European Portuguese: regatear
  • Romanian: a negocia
  • Russian: торговаться
  • Latin American Spanish: regatear
  • Swedish: pruta
  • Thai: ต่อรองราคา
  • Turkish: pazarlık etmek
  • Ukrainian: суперечка
  • Vietnamese: mặc cả

Chinese translation of 'haggle'

haggle

(ˈhæɡl)

vi

  1. (= bargain) 讨(討)价(價)还(還)价(價) (tǎo jià huán jià)
  2. (= argue) 争(爭)论(論) (zhēnglùn)
    to haggle over the price of sth 就某物讨(討)价(價)还(還)价(價) (jiù mǒuwù tǎo jià huán jià)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to bargain or wrangle (over a price)
Ella taught her how to haggle with used furniture dealers.
Synonyms
bargain
Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain.
barter
They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber.
beat down
drive a hard bargain
dicker mainly US)
chaffer
palter
higgle
2 (verb) 
Definition
to bargain or wrangle (over a price)
While the politicians haggle, the situation deteriorates.
Synonyms
wrangle
The two parties are still wrangling over the timing of the election.
dispute
Whole towns disputed with neighboring villages over boundaries.
quarrel
My brother quarrelled with my father.
squabble
The siblings squabble like they did when they were children.
bicker
The two children bickered constantly.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of barter
Definition
to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services, rather than for money
They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber.
Synonyms
trade,
sell,
exchange,
switch,
traffic,
bargain,
swap,
haggle,
drive a hard bargain
in the sense of bicker
Definition
to argue over petty matters
The two children bickered constantly.
Synonyms
quarrel,
fight,
argue,
row (informal),
clash,
dispute,
scrap (informal),
disagree,
fall out (informal),
squabble,
spar,
wrangle,
cross swords,
fight like cat and dog,
go at it hammer and tongs,
altercate
in the sense of dispute
Whole towns disputed with neighboring villages over boundaries.
Synonyms
argue,
fight,
clash,
row,
disagree,
fall out (informal),
contend,
feud,
quarrel,
brawl,
squabble,
spar,
wrangle,
bicker,
have an argument,
cross swords,
be at sixes and sevens,
fight like cat and dog,
go at it hammer and tongs,
altercate

Nearby words of
haggle

  • haft
  • hag-ridden
  • haggard
  • haggle
  • hail
  • hail from somewhere
  • hail-fellow-well-met

Synonyms of 'haggle'

haggle

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