| 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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