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Definition of dickering - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- The dickering between the two friends was over a few dollars.
2.
- The meeting was filled with endless dickering.
Adjective
1.
- The dickering salesman couldn't settle on a price.
2.
- They were in a dickering argument over the details.
Origin of dickering
Middle English, dicker (to barter) + -ing (present participle suffix)
Examples of dickering in a sentence
The dickering at the market was over a few cents. Their dickering delayed the project's start. The contract negotiations involved much dickering. The dickering couple spent hours haggling over the price. He was known for his dickering approach to every deal. Their dickering discussions led nowhere.
The meeting was full of dickering debates.
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- French:marchandage, marchandant, ...
- German:Feilschen, feilschend, ...
- Italian:contrattazione, mercanteggiante, ...
- Spanish:regateo, regateador, ...
- Portuguese:pechincha, regateador, ...
- Chinese:讨价还价, 讨价还价的, ...
- Japanese:小規模な交渉, 値切る, ...
- Arabic:مُساوَمَة, مُسَاوِم, ...
- Hebrew:מִקּוּחַ, מִתְמַקֵּחַ, ...
- Russian:торг, торгующийся, ...
- Ukrainian:торг, торговий, ...
- Hindi:छोटी-मोटी सौदेबाजी, तकरार, ...
Definition of dicker - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
commerceUS negotiation or trade involving exchange of itemsUS
- They engaged in a dicker over the price of the horse..
2.
tradeRare US unit of measure for ten hides or skinsRare US
- The merchant traded a dicker of hides.
Verb
1.
barterUS exchange goods by bargainingUS
- Farmers dickered their produce at the market.
2.
bargainUS negotiate terms of a sale or dealUS
- They dickered over the price for hours.
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, ...
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