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
Time, 11 Apr. 2025
In a major climbdown, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was haggling over terms of a solution to a dispute with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) over her bipartisan proposal to allow lawmakers who recently became parents to vote remotely by proxy.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The communities have been haggling over user fees for several years.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Carvana changed the process of buying a car – which usually meant spending hours at a dealership, haggling over pricing, and navigating financing options that often seemed stacked against the buyer.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
But as the last day of meetings begins, delegates are still haggling over the details of a possible shipping emissions tax.
—Time, 11 Apr. 2025
In a major climbdown, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was haggling over terms of a solution to a dispute with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) over her bipartisan proposal to allow lawmakers who recently became parents to vote remotely by proxy.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The communities have been haggling over user fees for several years.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Carvana changed the process of buying a car – which usually meant spending hours at a dealership, haggling over pricing, and navigating financing options that often seemed stacked against the buyer.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
Verb
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The deal was negotiated by VP of Sales and Acquisitions Alex Peters on behalf of Brainstorm and by Christian Sosa of Roosevelt Film Lab.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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For starters, unlike Trump’s single-minded focus on China during his first-term trade war, Trump 2.0 is sparring with every country on the planet with the ostensible goal of negotiating freer and fairer trade deals, from our closest democratic allies to the Chinese Communist Party.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
Noun
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These tactics are designed to lead the victim straight onto a negotiation footing where the attacker has the upper hand.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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While negotiations remain fragile, both Washington and Tehran have signaled interest in continuing the diplomatic process.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Verb
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To comply with those rules, any provision needs to deal primarily with the federal budget and not government policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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After his release from jail, Fafara tried several jobs but eventually returned to dealing drugs.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The main architects of the compromise budget — council members Henry Foster, Sean Elo-Rivera, Joe LaCava and Kent Lee — said the last-minute changes will help prevent damage to low-income areas.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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And though Molly’s humanism usually saves the day, this time Jake has a point: aiming for a compromise, Molly accidentally negotiates the rent up by two dollars.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Medicine and equipment was stolen amid the fighting, so nurses have learned to bargain for it at nearby pharmacies.—
Sophie Neiman,
Christian Science Monitor,
5 May 2025
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The two unions have joined together to bargain, with negotiations continuing over the past week on issues like holidays, alternative work weeks, time off, health insurance and retirement plans.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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