haggled; haggling
ˈha-g(ə-)liŋ 
: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : an instance of haggling or bargaining
a haggle over price
Examples of haggle in a Sentence
Verb
She is good at haggling.
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
At the end of the term the lessee can simply hand the car or truck back to the dealership (typically along with a small disposition fee) and walk away without having to worry about haggling over a trade-in value or initiating a private-party sale.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Some diplomats bridle at the very idea of haggling with the Taliban, saying that the rights of women and girls are nonnegotiable.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
In Istanbul's 560-year-old Grand Bazaar, where traders have haggled over treasures for centuries, an unlikely financial shift is taking shape.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Trump said tariffs were easier to impose than haggling with China or Japan over devaluing their currencies, which would lead to higher trade deficits with those countries.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
At the end of the term the lessee can simply hand the car or truck back to the dealership (typically along with a small disposition fee) and walk away without having to worry about haggling over a trade-in value or initiating a private-party sale.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Some diplomats bridle at the very idea of haggling with the Taliban, saying that the rights of women and girls are nonnegotiable.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
In Istanbul's 560-year-old Grand Bazaar, where traders have haggled over treasures for centuries, an unlikely financial shift is taking shape.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for haggle
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haggle. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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