VERB | possession | higgle, haggle, chaffer, huckster | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) |
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Meaning | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Sam and Sue higgle; Sam wants to higgle with Sue | |
Synonyms | haggle, 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 |
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