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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•er1 /ˈdɪkɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to bargain;
haggle:We dickered over the price.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dick•er1 (dik′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining;
bargain;
haggle. - to barter.
- to try to arrange matters by mutual bargaining:They dickered for hours over some of the finer points of the contract.
n. - a petty bargain.
- a barter or swap.
- an item or goods bartered or swapped.
- a deal, esp. a political deal.
- perh. verb, verbal use of dicker2 1795–1805
- the number or quantity ten, esp. a lot of ten hides or skins.
- Old French dacre, Medieval Latin dikeria; compare Latin decuria decury
- Middle English diker 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dicker /ˈdɪkə/ vb - to trade (goods) by bargaining; barter
n - a petty bargain or barter
Etymology: 12th Century: ultimately from Latin decuria decury; related to Middle Low German dēker lot of ten hides |