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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Verb
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025 -
The company is negotiating with strategic investors and commercial lenders to provide additional capital for the expansion of HOPE clinics.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The two sides would also begin negotiations on a lasting ceasefire.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 July 2025
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Topline President Donald Trump announced Saturday his administration is imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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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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That could be influential in a number of these RFA dealings over the next few months.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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To be sure, the former speaker is not the only public official whose financial dealings have raised eyebrows.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
Noun
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My company led the engagement from end to end, managing every stage of the transaction, from initial borrower readiness documentation and full IP valuation to coordination with insurance carriers and the lending partner.—
Joseph K. Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Mendez was employed by Rep 1 Baseball, which is also listed in the grievance, at the time of the transactions.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Mitchell proved to be a revelation, as well as somewhat of a rotation bargain with his return on the two-year, $24 million free-agency agreement reached a week ago.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Landau, reports Crain’s, got 57,000 square feet across five floors at what seems like a superb bargain, paying $11 million.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 July 2025
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“Dickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickering. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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