as in bargaining
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as in dealing
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickering
Noun
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Reps for Amazon and Howell are not commenting, but sources say negotiations are currently ongoing for Howell to join the series.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Read More: How the World Is Reacting to Trump’s Latest Tariffs Hope still remains on Wall Street that negotiations may be possible, which helped drive the morning’s rally.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, financing customers from your own balance sheet can strain resources, while negotiating credit facilities often involves lengthy and intricate processes.—
Ashish Srimal,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The negotiating feat, which unlocked more than 170 riverfront acres for redevelopment into housing, retail, restaurants and a potential new stadium, is likely to become a legacy achievement for Bowser should all go as planned and marks a stunning reversal of fortune for the city heading into 2025.—
Meagan Flynn,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Dec. 2024
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For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Regardless of the murkiness of government dealings, recent financial reports show a game effort by Paramount to continue pushing toward its strategic goals, including streaming profitability.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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This influenced January’s transfer dealings, with a greater appetite to deepen the squad’s depth.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Circle represents the future of digital trust—ensuring transactions, currencies, and digital assets are transparent and secure.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The off-market transaction, which closed last month, nudged past the previous record, a $59 million penthouse at the Getty, snagged by private-equity mogul Robert F. Smith in 2018.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some investors tried to find some bargains in the rubble of the worst decline since the pandemic in 2020, giving the market a bit of a boost.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, those bargain tickets are only for children between the ages of 3 and 9.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Dickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickering. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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