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dickered

dick·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dik-er]
    • /ˈdɪk ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dik-er]
    • /ˈdɪk ər/

Definitions of dickered word

  • verb without object dickered to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle. 1
  • verb without object dickered to barter. 1
  • verb without object dickered to try to arrange matters by mutual bargaining: They dickered for hours over some of the finer points of the contract. 1
  • noun dickered a petty bargain. 1
  • noun dickered a barter or swap. 1
  • noun dickered an item or goods bartered or swapped. 1

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Origin of dickered

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; perhaps v. use of dicker2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dickered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dickered 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dickered

verb dickered

  • bargained — Simple past tense and past participle of bargain.
  • argued — Simple past tense and past participle of argue.
  • wrangled — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
  • bartered — to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
  • chaffered — Simple past tense and past participle of chaffer.

noun dickered

  • contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
  • covenanted — an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.

Antonyms for dickered

verb dickered

  • agreed — If people are agreed on something, they have reached a joint decision on it or have the same opinion about it.

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