as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
was hoping to make a dicker with another collector of records from the 1950s
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as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes
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Recent Examples of dicker
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Last year’s announcement was delayed nearly an hour while the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl directors and television executives dickered — bickered?
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
Conrad's lawyer dickered for weeks with the owners of Baldwin House.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
The celebrity may dicker over the price, but ultimately reach an agreement.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
Numerous lawsuits have been filed, especially against Weinstein and his company, but remain mired in legal limbo as attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants dicker over damages.
—Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021
Verb
But nothing said at this point can be separated from the bluffing and haggling and dickering central to such high-dollar negotiations.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Last year’s announcement was delayed nearly an hour while the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl directors and television executives dickered — bickered?
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
Conrad's lawyer dickered for weeks with the owners of Baldwin House.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
The celebrity may dicker over the price, but ultimately reach an agreement.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
Numerous lawsuits have been filed, especially against Weinstein and his company, but remain mired in legal limbo as attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants dicker over damages.
—Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicker
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In the first phase of the cease-fire, Hamas returned 25 living hostages and the remains of eight others in exchange for the release of nearly 1,800 Palestinian prisoners.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France did not provide anything in exchange for Grondeau's liberation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Republicans see the price of negotiating with their colleagues across the aisle as too high after Schumer retreated in a fight to avert a government shutdown earlier this month.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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Under that agreement, the two sides were supposed to exploit the pause in fighting to negotiate the next stage of the deal, including a permanent cease-fire and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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Whereas Main Street’s predecessor as recently as October of 2024 had planned to void all of its legacy MLB deals but for one, the company entered the new season with nine clubs under contract.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There don't seem to be any similar problems with a larger deal between BlackRock and CK Hutchison, which covers 43 ports in 23 countries, although the intention is to close both that and the Panama deal together.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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Postal workers first earned the right to collectively bargain in 1970, Capone said, and since the early 80s the postal service has managed to exist without the benefit of additional federal dollars or support.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Per the league's announcement, Urías has agreed to submit to an evaluation by the Joint Policy Board under the policy, which is collectively bargained between MLB and its players' union, and to comply with any of the board's recommendation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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“Dicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicker. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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