intransitive verb
-·gled, -·gling to argue about terms, price, etc.; bargain; wrangle
Origin of haggle
frequentative of hag the act of haggling
noun
- The definition of a haggle is an act of bargaining, or arguing about price.
An example of haggle is a situation where the cost of a pair of shoes were bargained down from $100 to $50.
- Haggle is defined as to bargain on a price, or to hack at something.
- An example of haggle is to get the sales price reduced on a house.
- An example of haggle is to chop down a bush by chopping at its base with a shovel.
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verb
hag·gled, hag·gling, hag·glesverb
intransitive- To bargain, as over the price of something; dicker: “He preferred to be overcharged than to haggle” ( W. Somerset Maugham )
- To argue in an attempt to come to terms.
verb
transitive- To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.
- Archaic To harass or worry by wrangling.
noun
An instance of bargaining or arguing.
Origin of haggle
Frequentative of dialectal hag to chop, hack from Middle English haggen from Old Norse höggva ; see kau- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- hag′gler
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present haggles, present participle haggling, simple past and past participle haggled)
Origin
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. Source:
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Sentence Examples
- You have just as much room to haggle as he does.
- It can be intimidating to haggle over the price of a vehicle, but these nine negotiating tips for buying a used car will give you the skills and confidence you need to get a great deal on your next used vehicle purchase.
- The added bonus of buying directly from a candle maker is that you can try to haggle for a deal if you're purchasing your candles in quantity.
- That's why it's so important to haggle to get the best price from a dealer or to price your camper higher than the minimum you want to get if you're the seller.
- Since the consignment shop has to split the profits with the original owner, you won't be able to haggle and have to pay the price as marked.
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