as in dealing
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes
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Verb
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025 -
The company is negotiating with strategic investors and commercial lenders to provide additional capital for the expansion of HOPE clinics.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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Both sides had finalized the trade pact in May after three years of intense negotiations — marked by thorny issues such as visas, tariff reduction and tax breaks.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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How much can the fans’ opinion sway CBA negotiations behind closed doors?—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
25 July 2025
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For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, House Republicans are considering a measure to disclose more information related to Epstein’s dealings, sources told The Hill.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
17 July 2025
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Ana Chretien, the company’s CEO, had extensive business dealings with a likely co-conspirator in the bribery scheme, Mario Juarez — the two representing the same real-estate company and swapping several commercial properties between each other over the course of a few years.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Banks routinely share transaction information with third parties, build detailed consumer profiles, and sell insights about your spending habits.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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As Crow-Armstrong stood at his locker inside American Family Field’s visiting clubhouse following Wednesday’s 10-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, he was reminded that the Cubs executed that franchise-changing transaction exactly four years earlier (July 30, 2021).—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Fourth Judicial District Judge Steven Hippler, who presides in Ada County, could choose not to abide by the bargain, but his only other option would be to offer a lesser sentence.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Which is a spot of good news for the bargain hunter.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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“Dickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickering. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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