to haggle about

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• haggle — UK [ˈhæɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms haggle : present tense I/you/we/they haggle he/she/it haggles present participle haggling past tense haggled past participle haggled 1) to argue in order to agree on the price of something haggle… …   English dictionary

• haggle — hag|gle [ hægl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to argue in order to agree on the price of something: haggle with: You get good prices on materials by haggling with local manufacturers. haggle over/about: I didn t bother to haggle about the price. haggle …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• haggle — v. (D; intr.) to haggle about, over; with * * * [ hæg(ə)l] over with (D; intr.) to haggle about …   Combinatory dictionary

• haggle — / hæg(ə)l/ verb to discuss prices and terms and try to reduce them ● to haggle about or over the details of a contract ● After two days’ haggling the contract was signed …   Marketing dictionary in english

• haggle — / hæg(ə)l/ verb to discuss prices and terms and try to reduce them ● to haggle about or over the details of a contract ● After two days’ haggling the contract was signed …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• haggle — hag‧gle [ˈhægl] verb [intransitive] COMMERCE to argue about a price or other amount of money before reaching an agreement: haggle over • The Maine Legislature has been haggling over the state s budget for months. haggling noun [uncountable] …   Financial and business terms

• Haggle (game) — Haggle is a party game designed by Sid Sackson and intended for a large number of players. It is rather complex and involved compared to many party games and, as a result, is often played only at gatherings of people who are known to enjoy gaming …   Wikipedia

• Haggle — Hag gle, v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. [1913 Webster] Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• haggle — (v.) 1570s, to cut unevenly (implied in haggler), frequentative of haggen to chop (see HACK (Cf. hack) (v.1)). Sense of argue about price first recorded c.1600, probably from notion of chopping away. Related: Haggled; haggling …   Etymology dictionary

• haggle — [hag′əl] vt. haggled, haggling [freq. of HAG2] to chop or cut crudely; hack; mangle vi. to argue about terms, price, etc.; bargain; wrangle n. the act of haggling haggler n …   English World dictionary

• haggle — [[t]hæ̱g(ə)l[/t]] haggles, haggling, haggled V RECIP If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying. [V with n] Ella showed her the best places to go for a good… …   English dictionary