as in to negotiate
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 haggle
David Ignatius, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
After some haggling over price and exchange of coins, Pat persuaded an attendant to fill our plane tanks.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
His mother, the dancing, cursing, haggling aunt is now an arthritic septuagenarian.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
No desks stacked with laptops, no hurried haggling over prices in tight booths, no sense that collectors were racing against the clock.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Tehran may haggle over ceasefire conditions, but that won’t matter much because its military power has mostly been destroyed — at least for now.
—David Ignatius, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
After some haggling over price and exchange of coins, Pat persuaded an attendant to fill our plane tanks.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
His mother, the dancing, cursing, haggling aunt is now an arthritic septuagenarian.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
No desks stacked with laptops, no hurried haggling over prices in tight booths, no sense that collectors were racing against the clock.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
Verb
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But stocks were buoyed by reports that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was willing to negotiate.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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There were no mass demonstrations by the Iranian people against the regime, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continued to fight even more ferociously, and Khamenei’s death did nothing to bring Iran’s negotiating position onto a more reasonable plane.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The union and workers agreed to return to work after the company agreed to return for two days of face-to-face contract negotiations beginning April 9.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In a Saturday news release, UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said JBS agreed to meet on Thursday and Friday to resume negotiations.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Apple deals this good are super rare, so don't miss out!—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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This was a concern after the club dealt away Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil, and let Pete Alonso walk down to Baltimore over the winter.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Collective processes involve tiring negotiations, frequent conflicts, and disappointing compromises, both internally among the team and with external interlocutors and partners.—
Adam Szymczyk,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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After consecutive years of other legislation that sought an outright repeal of the Medicaid expansion over rising expense to taxpayers, the work requirements bill was branded a compromise to rein in costs.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It’s believed that the list of teams that get competitive balance picks is collectively bargained.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The military buildup gives the president optionality, not just to strike, but to bargain from strength, Cohen noted.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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