haggle

Definition of Haggle in English :

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

Example Sentences:
'Let's not haggle over a few dollars'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Haggle

verb

1. (intransitive; often foll by over)

to bargain or wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc); barter

2. (transitive) rare

to hack

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhaggled or ˈhaggling

1.

to chop or cut crudely; hack; mangle

verb intransitive

2.

to argue about terms, price, etc.; bargain; wrangle

noun

3.

the act of haggling

v. hag·gled, hag·gling, hag·gles

v.intr.

1. To bargain, as over the price of something; dicker: "He preferred to be overcharged than to haggle" (W. Somerset Maugham).

2. To argue in an attempt to come to terms.

v.tr.

1. To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.

2. Archaic To harass or worry by wrangling.

n.

An instance of bargaining or arguing.