Thesaurus results for HAGGLING

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noun

as in bargaining

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haggling

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verb

present participle of haggle

as in negotiating

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks

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Recent Examples of haggling

Noun

The result could amount to a form of AI-enabled haggling, in which consumers face perpetually shifting prices based on factors largely invisible to them. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 After some spirited haggling at a public hearing, Star City Council members on July 7 approved a development plan for a commercial center on the northeast corner of Highway 44 between North Moyle Avenue and Plummer Road. — Noah Daly july 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026 No negotiating, no haggling, no surprises. — Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 The haggling was still going on at deadline. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 This prospect adds urgency to the seemingly endless haggling among states along the river over a new agreement on sharing its water. — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 The Pentagon’s position was that all of this petty haggling was moot. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 The funny part about the haggling and the desire to see his value on the open market was that Hendrickson’s value essentially landed at the same level where the Bengals placed it in recent years. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 That’s where the haggling would begin. — Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026

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 All that hoopla results in a heavy lift for news networks and involves haggling over the real estate for anchor booths and transmission facilities. — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Former executive chairman Daniel Levy had a reputation for haggling over deals, sometimes allowing rival clubs to steal transfer targets from them. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The 1967 drama is about estranged brothers who are forced to deal with each other while haggling over the sale of their recently deceased father’s furniture to a dealer. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026 So why does buying B2B software still feel like haggling at a bazaar? — Salim Gheewalla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 That’s not going to be the case when both sides start haggling over the details of a potential nuclear agreement. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 There was no price range used to gauge demand and no haggling with prospective shareholders. — Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggling

Noun

During the two-month negotiation pause, SEIU and the state discussed returning to the bargaining table in sidebar conversations.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The department remains focused on achieving a fair and responsible agreement and continues to be available at the bargaining table.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of bargaining

Verb

Technical knowledge can be taught and examined but the skills Freebairn values most, such as influencing, persuading, and negotiating, cannot.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The administration may be negotiating even more stakes under the radar, since SEC filings for unrelated deals mention the possibility of warrants.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

The Sun enters your 7th House, beginning a month that puts partnerships, collaborations, negotiations, and important one-on-one relationships in greater focus.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Lula has rejected the allegations while continuing negotiations with Washington, and has increasingly made the defense of Brazilian sovereignty a central point of his campaign.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiation

Verb

Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Others were dealing divorce, custody issues or other difficult life events.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

Noun

In Singapore, where retail payments are already highly efficient, stablecoins may have fewer applications in consumer transactions, while corporate payments could offer greater opportunities, Driver said.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
The median transaction took approximately 13 months from announcement to launch.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026