Palter Definition
pôltər
palters
verb
To talk or act insincerely; prevaricate.
Webster's New World
To deal with facts, decisions, etc. lightly or carelessly; trifle.
Webster's New World
To be capricious; trifle.
American Heritage
To quibble, as in bargaining.
Webster's New World
To haggle.
Wiktionary
Origin of Palter
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Probably from *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing"), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth"). More at paltry.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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