haggled; haggling
ˈha-g(ə-)liŋ 
: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : an instance of haggling or bargaining
a haggle over price
Examples of haggle in a Sentence
Verb
She is good at haggling.
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
More than a month after Washington and Kyiv first haggled over a deal to grant the United States a major stake in Ukraine’s mineral, oil and gas development projects, the two sides are back to square one in the negotiations.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Gone are the days when streamers and distributors haggled all night to layout bids that were in the tens of millions of dollars.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
New research shows that while companies spend considerable time haggling over legal protections, the most common sources of disagreement during contract execution are practical issues like pricing, scope, and delivery.
—Tim Cummins
daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
While there aren’t any hard and fast rules to haggling in the city, there are guidelines for doing it respectfully.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
More than a month after Washington and Kyiv first haggled over a deal to grant the United States a major stake in Ukraine’s mineral, oil and gas development projects, the two sides are back to square one in the negotiations.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Gone are the days when streamers and distributors haggled all night to layout bids that were in the tens of millions of dollars.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
New research shows that while companies spend considerable time haggling over legal protections, the most common sources of disagreement during contract execution are practical issues like pricing, scope, and delivery.
—Tim Cummins
daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haggle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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