VERB | possession | haggle, higgle, chaffer, huckster | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) |
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NOUN | communication | haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling | an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) |
Sounds | hhae'gahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining). | |
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Synonyms | haggling, wrangle, wrangling | |
Broader | bargaining | The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement |
Spanish | regateo | |
Catalan | regateig | |
Verbs | haggle | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) |
Meaning | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Sam and Sue haggle; Sam wants to haggle with Sue | |
Example | "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" | |
Synonyms | higgle, chaffer, huckster | |
Narrower | beat down, bargain down | persuade the seller to accept a lower price |
Broader | dicker, bargain | negotiate the terms of an exchange |
Spanish | cambalachear, regatear | |
Catalan | baratar, regatejar | |
Nouns | haggle, haggling | an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) |
haggler | an intense bargainer |
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