Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
haggle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
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Examples
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Now Pennsylvania governor, Ed Rendell, and medical teams flew to Haiti yesterday to try and evacuate these orphans, and his office says they ran into what they called haggling over paperwork at the embassy.
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The end result of his week-long experiment in haggling was that he saved a total of $US730 on goods and services just by asking.
Take Advantage Of The Recession To Hone Your Haggling Skills | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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First you buy all of the seafood you want from vendors, haggling is welcome.
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The haggling is likely to continue behind the scenes until Herman van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, has finalized his report on the matter later this month.
Europe's Bad Boys patience Wheatcroft 2010
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With its $2,000 incentive here in Connecticut, you could get our Top Pick Hyundai Elantra SE with an automatic for $15,945 before haggling, which is much quieter, rides a lot better, and can comfortably seat four.
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With its $2,000 incentive here in Connecticut, you could get our Top Pick Hyundai Elantra SE with an automatic for $15,945 before haggling, which is much quieter, rides a lot better, and can comfortably seat four.
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This was a home question, and a poser, for Ned had not the least idea of what sum he ought to ask for his work, and at the same time he had a strong antipathy to that species of haggling, which is usually prefaced by the seller, with the reply, "What'll ye give?"
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In the end, Mr Boehner left the president waiting at the altar-but not before Mr Obama's eagerness for the bargain had endowed the idea of haggling over the debt ceiling with a legitimacy it did not deserve.
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The key to haggling is to smile and be friendly, remain firm but not stern and if you can, learn a few Turkish phrases to help you along the way.
EzineArticles 2010
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Bonnell recalled haggling for a good price at Coish's store, and how the boating enthusiast was a key player in building the Clarenville Marina.
The Packet: News 2009
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