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haggle

2 syllables
verbnoun
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As a verb, haggle means argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller. As a noun, it means an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining).

Meanings of haggle

5 meanings

verb

  1. To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.

    “I haggled for a better price because the original price was too high.”

  2. To hack (cut crudely)

  3. To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

  4. Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

    “Let's not haggle over a few dollars”

    Similar: higgle, chaffer, huckster

noun

  1. An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

    Similar: haggling, wrangle, wrangling

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for haggle →
noun: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
hagglingwranglewrangling
verb: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
higglechafferhuckster

Words that rhyme with haggle

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