dicker

ˈdɪkə

Definition of dicker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

commerce

negotiation or trade involving exchange of items

They engaged in a dicker over the price of the horse..

bargaining

haggling

trade

Rare

unit of measure for ten hides or skins

Rare

The merchant traded a dicker of hides.

Verb

intr.

barter

exchange goods by bargaining

Farmers dickered their produce at the market.

bargain

haggle

negotiate

bargain

negotiate terms of a sale or deal

They dickered over the price for hours.

bargain

haggle

negotiate

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Origin of dicker

German, decken (to cover)

Examples of dicker in a sentence

A dicker ensued over the antique vase at the market.
He sold a dicker of furs at the market.
The trader valued the dicker of pelts highly.
They dickered over the price of the antique.
He dickered with the vendor for a better deal.
She dickered with the vendor for a better deal.

Farmers dicker over livestock prices at the market.

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French:marchandage, marchander, ...
German:Verhandlung, feilschen, ...
Italian:negoziazione, barattare, ...
Spanish:regateo, regatear, ...
Portuguese:barganha, negociar, ...
Chinese:讨价还价, 交换, ...
Japanese:取引, 物々交換する, ...
Arabic:مُقايَضَة, قايَضَ, ...
Hebrew:מַשָּׂא וּמַתָּן, לְהִתְמַקֵּחַ, ...
Russian:торг, торговать, ...
Ukrainian:торг, торгуватися, ...
Hindi:सौदा, विनिमय करना, ...
Bengali:দর কষাকষি, বিনিময় করতে, ...
Catalan:negociació, intercanviar, ...
Czech:směnný obchod, handlovat, ...
Danish:forhandling, bytte, ...
Dutch:onderhandeling, ruilen, ...
Greek:παζάρι, ανταλλάσσω, ...
Hungarian:alku, alkudozni, ...
Khmer:ការចរចាដោះដូរ, ដោះដូរទំនិញដោយចរចាតថ្លៃ, ...
Korean:흥정, 흥정하다, ...
Persian:مذاکره, مبادله کردند, ...
Polish:negocjacje, targować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):barganha, negociar, ...
Romanian:târg, a negocia, ...
Swedish:förhandling, pruta, ...
Thai:การต่อรอง, แลกเปลี่ยน, ...
Turkish:pazarlık, takas etmek, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc thương lượng, mặc cả, ...

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