chaffer

verb

Definition of chaffernext
1
as in to deal
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar

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2
as in to chat
British to engage in casual or rambling conversation just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaffer
  1. deal
  2. chat
  3. negotiate
  4. converse
  5. bargain
  6. talk
  7. haggle
  8. chatter
Verb
  • General Kellogg, a Highly Respected Military Expert, will deal directly with President Zelenskyy, and Ukrainian leadership.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • These big tech company stocks stood there no matter what kind of shellacking the futures dealt us.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of deal
Verb
  • In addition to being ruled by the messenger planet, Mercury retrograde in your 11th house of associations, networks and community affairs could make the group chat a tad bit chaotic.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • For people who are just reading or doodling or watching TV, or for a kid who needs something basic but reliable for games and school and chatting?
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of chat
Verb
  • Leaders from both countries negotiated the ceasefire proposal announced on Tuesday.
    — Axios, Axios, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of negotiate
Verb
  • Inspired by Ray Kurtzweil’s book, How to Create a Mind, Dara worked on capturing his grandfather’s wisdom in code, enabling him to converse with and immortalize him through a digital twin.
    — Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Both features are part of Project Astra, Google’s multimodal AI assistant that can detect what’s around it and converse with users.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of converse
Verb
  • That might have included attempts to use information about an attack to bargain with police for lesser sentences in other criminal proceedings.
    — TIME, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The move follows an unfair labor practice charge filed by the WGA East against Leftfield on Feb. 13, alleging failure to bargain in good faith.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of bargain
Verb
  • She's laid off most of her staff and is talking with a realtor about selling the organization's office building.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Not one person talked to me about it—not Vince, not Hunter, no one from the office.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of talk
Verb
  • 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
  • Guerrero had imposed a deadline of Monday to finish up negotiations and didn’t want to haggle during the season.
    — Chris Branch, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of haggle
Verb
  • Louis Vuitton has launched the LV Biker MM, a new signature bag masterminded by artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière, and the chattering fashion classes are already angling to invest.
    — airmail.news, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The best soccer player in the world stood near midfield on a pitch in Kansas City, occupying a stadium that didn’t yet exist by the time many felt comfortable calling him the best player in the world, and his teeth were literally chattering in the cold.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of chatter
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