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
Brad Dress, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
The deliberations, as mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, are meant to help people on Medicare afford their medications by allowing the government program to directly haggle over prices with drugmakers.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
After previously traveling through villages ethnically cleansed by the military and ethnic Rakhine mobs, the display of regular Rohingya life — men strolling to the mosque, women haggling over fish, children playing on cellphones — felt like a mirage.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The implications of what has transpired over the last four months of haggling are magnified by the murky shape of media with cable in decline, streaming emerging, free broadcast networks, like NBC, born again as the top sports destinations, and uncertainty constant.
—Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Verb
The contours of the ceasefire deal struck this week were largely the same as those Biden announced in May 2024, after months of haggling between and Israel and Hamas over reaching another deal following a brief November 2023 truce that freed some 100 hostages.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
The deliberations, as mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, are meant to help people on Medicare afford their medications by allowing the government program to directly haggle over prices with drugmakers.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
After previously traveling through villages ethnically cleansed by the military and ethnic Rakhine mobs, the display of regular Rohingya life — men strolling to the mosque, women haggling over fish, children playing on cellphones — felt like a mirage.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The implications of what has transpired over the last four months of haggling are magnified by the murky shape of media with cable in decline, streaming emerging, free broadcast networks, like NBC, born again as the top sports destinations, and uncertainty constant.
—Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
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The crash occurred on Route 85 in the area of Martin Road just before 5 p.m. when a 64-year-old Hebron woman traveling south in a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder crossed the yellow center lines while negotiating a left curve in the road, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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Originally, no alcohol was supposed to be served there, says the tech company sales executive who commissioned the event, but Sicily Lifestyle managed to negotiate to have wine.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now, with a clearer picture of the district’s financial landscape and a commitment to equitable compensation, negotiations are set to resume on March 14 and 21.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several hostages remained captive in Gaza and the ceasefire deal included successful negotiations for the return of dozens of them.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Experts warn that rhetoric like this could rattle the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Last month, as part of the ceasefire deal, Israel started allowing Palestinians to cross the Netzarim corridor and return to their homes in the North.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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Republicans contemplating compromise fear Trump’s wrath.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Uncharted’s Sandy Cunningham has found the Goldilocks bag that offers a just-right compromise.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s proposal could be a negotiating tactic—a grandiose plan intended to be bargained down to something practical.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Colorado law doesn’t give the same right to public employees, meaning that the School of Medicine would have to agree to bargain with a union.—
Meg Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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