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verb

ˈha-gəl How to pronounce haggle (audio)
Definition of hagglenext
as in to negotiate
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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haggle

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noun

as in negotiation

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Recent Examples of haggle
Verb
Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026 But a family reunion is up in the air as Harry haggles over security arrangements and accommodations. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 But the bill almost failed to get off the ground, as Republicans debated over provisions limiting institutional investors and the House and Senate haggled over different versions of the proposal. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 June 2026 So on Wednesday, Crespi and her attorney sat by as board members haggled over a new exit package. — Tess Riski june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for haggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
  1. negotiate
  2. negotiation
  3. deal
  4. compromise
  5. bargain
Verb
  • As Kroenke and Moreno negotiated a sale, change was already underway.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Ironically, the aesthetic language of the old colonial overlords helped negotiate between conflicting sensitivities and aspirations.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiate
Noun
  • Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum that would have restarted negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks died, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The report, however, notes that Uthmeier was in a position of authority over the aides leading the negotiations.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiation
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  • If Cease and the rotation keep dealing and Louis Varland and the bullpen can survive one more month, any offensive revival would make the Jays a real threat.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Detectives suspected that members of a Black gang, the Original Valley Gangster Crips, killed him in an attempt to wrest control of the drug dealing hub.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of deal
Noun
  • But if the pressure on the economy makes Tehran desperate, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders who ultimately call the shots could choose to escalate the situation rather than seek compromise.
    — JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Softaculous is urging all its users to check their systems for signs of compromise.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of compromise
Verb
  • However, the two parties met to bargain the four-day mandate in late April — more than two months before the mandate started.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargain

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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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