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verb

Definition of dickernext
as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

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noun

as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another was hoping to make a dicker with another collector of records from the 1950s

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Recent Examples of dicker
Verb
But nothing said at this point can be separated from the bluffing and haggling and dickering central to such high-dollar negotiations. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Last year’s announcement was delayed nearly an hour while the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl directors and television executives dickered — bickered? — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023 Conrad's lawyer dickered for weeks with the owners of Baldwin House. — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023 Numerous lawsuits have been filed, especially against Weinstein and his company, but remain mired in legal limbo as attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants dicker over damages. — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicker
  1. negotiate
  2. exchange
  3. deal
  4. bargain
  5. haggle
Verb
  • Pascal Lamy negotiated China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 on behalf of the EU.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ian Gray, vice president of intelligence at the threat monitoring company Flashpoint, told NBC Miami this was a likely indication that Florida officials were negotiating with ShinyHunters to prevent a leak of the database.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiate
Noun
  • Russia received 25 bodies of Russian soldiers, Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev, a member of a parliamentary coordination group overseeing the exchanges, told RBC news outlet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • He was ejected from a Chicago Sky game in August following a verbal exchange with guard Natasha Cloud and was later banned from the team’s arena.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • Harry lives by a code, stealing and dealing only tangible things — cash, phones, jewelry.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This year, however, trails were closed to protect the desert tortoise, dealing a fatal blow to the town's crucial tourism industry.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of deal
Verb
  • Members overwhelmingly voted to authorize the strike earlier this month, accusing the state of failing to bargain in good faith after their contract expired in June.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Something like this wouldn’t happen in the major pro leagues, since eligibility rules are collectively bargained between leagues and unions and are thus exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of bargain
Verb
  • The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
  • If a cost is strategically important and scales with you forever, the answer is rarely to haggle over it.
    — Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of haggle

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“Dicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicker. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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