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verb

Definition of dickernext
as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

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noun

as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another was hoping to make a dicker with another collector of records from the 1950s

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Recent Examples of dicker
Verb
But nothing said at this point can be separated from the bluffing and haggling and dickering central to such high-dollar negotiations. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Last year’s announcement was delayed nearly an hour while the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl directors and television executives dickered — bickered? — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023 Conrad's lawyer dickered for weeks with the owners of Baldwin House. — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023 Numerous lawsuits have been filed, especially against Weinstein and his company, but remain mired in legal limbo as attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants dicker over damages. — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicker
  1. negotiate
  2. exchange
  3. deal
  4. bargain
  5. haggle
Verb
  • Providers responded by listing one rate for a paying customer and a separate, higher rate to negotiate down with an insurer.
    — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • These companies are having difficulties negotiating crew transportation services as a result.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of negotiate
Noun
  • At one point, King and backup center Nick Samac had a bad exchange on a shotgun snap.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • In 2019, Chinese president Xi Jinping offered then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a massive oil and gas deal in exchange for abandoning the arbitration award.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • To two young stars whose endorsement deals dwarf their league salaries, $400 is probably couch-cushion change.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • They are built to win in October but might not get there if Dombrowski doesn’t deal for a back-end starter (or two), another reliever and a right-handed hitting outfielder.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of deal
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  • Opponents argue the law has hurt schools and government agencies by stripping employees of the right to collectively bargain over pay and working conditions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The league, through an eligibility rule bargained with the NBPA, closed the door to high schoolers starting with the 2006 NBA Draft.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of bargain
Verb
  • The 1967 drama is about estranged brothers who are forced to deal with each other while haggling over the sale of their recently deceased father’s furniture to a dealer.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If someone is traveling with a group of friends or relatives, an all-inclusive stay eliminates the need to haggle over payment.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of haggle

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