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- [hag-uh l]
- /ˈhæg əl/
- /ˈhæɡ.l̩/
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- [hag-uh l]
- /ˈhæg əl/
Definitions of haggle word
- verb without object haggle to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner: They spent hours haggling over the price of fish. 1
- verb without object haggle to wrangle, dispute, or cavil: The senators haggled interminably over the proposed bill. 1
- verb with object haggle to mangle in cutting; hack. 1
- verb with object haggle to settle on by haggling. 1
- verb with object haggle Archaic. to harass with wrangling or haggling. 1
- noun haggle the act of haggling; wrangle or dispute over terms. 1
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Origin of haggle
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English haggen to cut, chop (< Old Norse hǫggva to hew) + -le
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Parts of speech for Haggle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
haggle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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 haggle
verb haggle
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
- 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.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- wrangle — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
Antonyms for haggle
verb haggle
- concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- 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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