Definition of haggle Haggle

/hæˈgʌl/ - [hatgul] - hag•gle

We found 10 definitions of haggle from 6 different sources.

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What does haggle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: haggles

haggle - an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  haggling, wrangle, wrangling
  bargaining the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

Verb

haggles, haggling, haggled  

haggle - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
  higgle, chaffer, huckster
  dicker, bargain negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
  bargain down, beat down dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • haggle (Verb)
    To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
  • haggle (Verb)
    To hack.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • haggle (v. t.)
    To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.
  • haggle (v. i.)
    To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
  • haggle (n.)
    The act or process of haggling.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • haggle
    To negotiate the terms of an exchange.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • haggle
    hag′l, v.t. to cut unskilfully: to mangle.—v.i. to be slow and hard in making a bargain: to stick at trifles, to cavil.—n. Hagg′ler. [A variant of hackle, itself a freq. of hack, to cut.]

Part of speech

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  • haggle, verb, present, 1st person singular of haggle (infinitive).
  • haggle, verb (infinitive).
  • haggle, noun, singular of haggles.

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