chaffer

ˈtʃæfər

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Definition of chaffer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bargaining process

Dated

bargaining or haggling over the price of goods

Dated

The market was alive with the sound of chaffer..

bargain

haggle

agriculture

TECH.

upper sieve in a combine harvester

TECH.

The chaffer needs cleaning after the harvest.

screen

sieve

Verb

intr.

bargaining

Dated

bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Dated

They chaffered over the price of the antique vase for nearly an hour..

haggle

negotiate

chatter

Dated

engage in casual or idle talk

Dated

The friends chaffered away the afternoon at the café.

chat

gossip

prattle

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upper sieve in a combine harvester

Origin of chaffer

Old English, ceafor (to chatter)

Examples of chaffer in a sentence

She enjoyed the chaffer with the street vendors.
The farmer adjusted the chaffer for better grain separation.
Dust accumulated on the chaffer during the dry season.
Farmers chaffered with traders at the market.
She chaffered for a better deal on the handmade rug.
They chaffered about their weekend plans.

Neighbors chaffered over the garden fence.

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French:marchandage, marchander, ...
German:Feilschen, feilschen, ...
Italian:mercanteggiamento, contrattare, ...
Spanish:regateo, regatear, ...
Portuguese:pechincha, barganhar, ...
Chinese:讨价还价, 砍价, ...
Japanese:値切り, 値切る, ...
Arabic:مُسَاوَمَة, ساوَمَ, ...
Hebrew:מִקּוּחַ, לְהִתְמַקֵּחַ, ...
Russian:торг, торговаться, ...
Ukrainian:торг, торгуватися, ...
Hindi:मोलभाव, मोलभाव करना, ...
Bengali:দর কষাকষি, দর কষাকষি করা, ...
Catalan:regateig, regatejar, ...
Czech:smlouvání, smlouvat, ...
Danish:prutning, prutte, ...
Dutch:afdinging, afdingen, ...
Greek:παζάρι, παζαρεύω, ...
Hungarian:alkudozás, alkudozni, ...
Khmer:ការតថ្លៃ, ចរចាតថ្លៃយ៉ាងតឹងរ៉ឹង, ...
Korean:흥정, 흥정하다, ...
Persian:چانه زنی, چانه زدن, ...
Polish:targowanie, targować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):barganha, barganhar, ...
Romanian:negociere, a negocia, ...
Swedish:prutande, pruta, ...
Thai:การต่อรอง, ต่อรอง, ...
Turkish:pazarlık, pazarlık etmek, ...
Vietnamese:sự mặc cả, mặc cả, ...

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