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Meanings of haggle in English

Catalan
regateig

An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

regateig
Portuguese
barganhar
Catalan
regatejar

Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

barganhar

To negotiate the terms of an exchange.

Usage of haggle in English
1
But, believe it, they're willing to haggle as Labor Day draws nigh.
The new yorker
2
Father often used to haggle the tree a good deal in tapping.
My Boyhood
3
Then compare quotes and even use them to haggle down the price.
News.com.au
4
I had a good haggle and eventually got it down to £150.
The Guardian
5
The owner is homesick, and will not haggle about a few pounds.
The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia
6
It was maddening to haggle, but it would be worse to yield.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
7
Pimps haggle with customers, older women solicit and younger ones watch quietly.
Reuters
8
To partake of schemes and intrigues, to haggle in souks and bazaars-
Quicksilver
9
Unlike the other women of Mecca, she did not haggle over prices.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
10
Meanwhile, McLane continued to haggle with Nitti and the gang about Romano.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
11
And besides, I won't haggle over words; they are of no consequence!
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5
12
Any remaining desire to haggle about terms and conditions drained away.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
13
And I simply mustn't allow myself to haggle like this about a price.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
14
There is nothing to haggle about, President Abdoulaye Wade said on his website.
Reuters
15
Otherwise people would get silly ideas and begin to haggle over the price.
Bunker Bean
16
First they can haggle about a fair value for VW shares.
Reuters
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