chaffer

verb

Definition of chaffernext
1
as in to deal
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar

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2
as in to chat
British to engage in casual or rambling conversation just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaffer
  1. deal
  2. chat
  3. negotiate
  4. converse
  5. bargain
  6. talk
  7. haggle
  8. chatter
Verb
  • The Kraken, for example, dealt for Kaapo Kakko before the holiday freeze, adding an upside forward with precisely the sort of profile that this Kraken team needs long-term, in exchange for a 4/5 caliber defender in Will Borgen.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Astros recently dealt star outfielder Kyle Tucker with one year left on his contract instead of paying him.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of deal
Verb
  • Neighbors gathered in the evening to chat and share food from their gardens.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • During a December 5 episode of his podcast, Rogan discussed the toll that hunting takes on his body while chatting with guest Derek, a fitness educator behind the More Plates, More Dates website.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of chat
Verb
  • The appeals panel found that a defense secretary has the power to prevent a war court overseer from negotiating a plea deal as a general principle, just not retroactively.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • In other markets, inventory will be lower and there will be less room to negotiate.
    Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of negotiate
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  • The real question is whether a language itself has features that affect how its speakers think: Does conversing in Spanish for a month make objects seem more gendered?
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • What’s more, conversational AI can deliver a human-like experience, addressing candidates by name, accepting voice notes and even conversing in multiple languages.
    James Cochrane-Dyet, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of converse
Verb
  • The school refused to bargain with the players’ union and had petitioned the agency’s board for review.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The agency also accused Amazon of unlawfully failing to bargain with the Teamsters on a contract for drivers at a California delivery hub.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bargain
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  • The opposition talked constantly about him too, adding to the widespread sense that the entire election was a referendum on the 10-year reign of Narendra Modi.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • As The Athletic’s Freshman All-America selection at quarterback, Leavitt doesn’t need to talk a big game — his performance says plenty.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of talk
Verb
  • That’s a 30% decline since 2012, when there were more than 100 million pay-TV homes in the U.S. Consumers also can cancel streaming services with a click of a button — without haggling with a customer service representative at a pay-TV company call center.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • As the Senate haggles over how to fill Trump’s Cabinet, many of his allies are campaigning for the nominations.
    Adriana Gomez Licon, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of haggle
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  • All of this runs counter to the narrative — popular among Washington’s chattering class — that a young and restive crop of Democrats is clamoring to scrap the seniority system that’s guided the party’s committee-selection process for years.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • However, the plethora of Monday night cocktail parties were as ever packed and the famous ‘Booze Alley’ was replete with attendees chattering late into the night (and early into the morning).
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of chatter
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