Haggle Definition

hăgəl
haggled, haggles, haggling
verb
haggled, haggles, haggling
To argue about terms, price, etc.; bargain; wrangle.
Webster's New World
To argue in an attempt to come to terms.
American Heritage
To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.
American Heritage
To harass or worry by wrangling.
American Heritage
To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
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noun
The act of haggling.
Webster's New World
An instance of bargaining or arguing.
American Heritage
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Origin of Haggle

  • haggle (v.) 1570s, "to cut unevenly" (implied in haggler), frequentative of haggen "to chop" (see hack (v.1)). Sense of "argue about price" first recorded c.1600, probably from notion of chopping away. Related: Haggled; haggling. Source:

    From Wiktionary

  • Frequentative of dialectal hag to chop, hack from Middle English haggen from Old Norse höggva kau- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Haggle Sentence Examples

  • You have just as much room to haggle as he does.

  • Since thrift shops are eager to make a sale, you may be able to haggle the price down.

  • It can be intimidating to haggle over the price of a vehicle, but these nine negotiating tips for buying a used car will give you the skills and confidence you need to get a great deal on your next used vehicle purchase.

  • That's why it's so important to haggle to get the best price from a dealer or to price your camper higher than the minimum you want to get if you're the seller.

  • He wo n't haggle, the asking price is absolutely fine.

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