haggle
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Etymology [edit]
haggle (v.) 1570s, "to cut unevenly" (implied in haggler), frequentative of haggen "to chop" (see hack (v.1)). Sense of "argue about price" first recorded c.1600, probably from notion of chopping away. Related: Haggled; haggling.
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Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
haggle (third-person singular simple present haggles, present participle haggling, simple past and past participle haggled)
- (intransitive) 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.
- (transitive) To hack (cut crudely)
- 1884: Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VIII
- I catched a catfish and haggled him open with my saw, and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper. Then I set out a line to catch some fish for breakfast.
- 1884: Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VIII
Synonyms [edit]
- (to argue for a better deal): wrangle
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to argue for a better deal
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