haggle
verb
[ ˈhaɡ(ə)l ]
• dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
• "the two sides are haggling over television rights"
Similar:
barter,
bargain,
negotiate,
discuss terms,
quibble,
wrangle,
beat someone down,
drive a hard bargain,
deal,
wheel and deal,
trade,
traffic,
dicker,
treat,
chaffer,
palter,
haggle
noun
• a period of haggling.
• "an inevitable and lengthy haggle over compensation"
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘hack, mangle’): from Old Norse hǫggva ‘hew’.
