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- [dik-er]
- /ˈdɪk ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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.
dickered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
See also
Matching words
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