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- [dik-er]
- /ˈdɪk ər/
- /ˈdɪk.ər/
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- [dik-er]
- /ˈdɪk ər/
Definitions of dicker word
- verb dicker If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary. 3
- verb dicker to trade (goods) by bargaining; barter 3
- verb dicker to negotiate a political deal 3
- noun dicker a petty bargain or barter 3
- noun dicker the item or items bargained or bartered 3
- noun dicker a political deal or bargain 3
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Origin of dicker
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; perhaps v. use of dicker2
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Parts of speech for Dicker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dicker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dicker
verb dicker
- haggle — to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner: They spent hours haggling over the price of fish.
- barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
- negotiate — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- palter — to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
noun dicker
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- concordat — a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
- handshake — handshaking
- mise — a settlement or agreement.
- covenant — A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.
Antonyms for dicker
verb dicker
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
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