as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Recent Examples of haggle
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Trade unions negotiated directly with the state, which recognized them as legitimate constitutive elements of the political system (and not just as partisan representatives of socialist parties), allowing employers, employees, and the government to haggle over salaries and wages.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
Disney is buying out Comcast’s stake and made a hefty initial $8.6 billion base payment as the two sides haggle over valuation and what, if any, is still due.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Experts share their best etiquette tips for estate sales—including whether haggling is appropriate, and the rules for claiming items, standing in line, and arriving early.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
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After years of fighting and haggling, the plan to transform Mission Bay just got a key OK
March 14, 2024
Golfers worry this could be just the beginning.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Trade unions negotiated directly with the state, which recognized them as legitimate constitutive elements of the political system (and not just as partisan representatives of socialist parties), allowing employers, employees, and the government to haggle over salaries and wages.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
Disney is buying out Comcast’s stake and made a hefty initial $8.6 billion base payment as the two sides haggle over valuation and what, if any, is still due.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Experts share their best etiquette tips for estate sales—including whether haggling is appropriate, and the rules for claiming items, standing in line, and arriving early.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
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City, county and school officials had urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach agreement prior to Medicare open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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The mistake nearly pushed the company into bankruptcy, until Huang negotiated a contract buyout with Sega that provided Nvidia with a financial lifeline and resources to develop the NV1′s successor.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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On July 7, after months of on-and-off negotiations, Redstone clinched a deal to merge the media conglomerate with Skydance.Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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There was little love lost between them – over the state of negotiations with Hamas, Israel’s military strategy and Netanyahu’s bid to bring in a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary in 2023.Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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He was then dealt to the Penguins in August of last year.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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But what if Chicago dealt the two as a package in the same trade?Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College in the Constitution as a compromise between the proposal of electing a president by a vote in Congress and electing the president by a popular vote.Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Committee members settled on the Electoral College as a compromise.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1959, Wisconsin partially regained its reputation as a pioneer in democratic reforms, becoming the first state to grant public employees the right to bargain collectively.Nancy C. Unger / Made by History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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Wednesday marks the first time that the two parties have bargained since.Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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