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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    haggling negotiating bargaining debating arguing discussing talking conversing conferring consulting parleying palavering chaffering dealing trading swapping exchanging buying selling auctioning bidding offering proposing counteroffering compromising mediating arbitrating interceding intervening reconciling settling resolving agreeing disagreeing disputing quarreling bickering squabbling wrangling sparring jousting fencing

    Meaning of Dickering

    The primary meaning of the word "Dickering" is to engage in a discussion or negotiation, especially in a petty or cunning way.

    Definitions

    • To engage in a discussion or negotiation, especially in a petty or cunning way
    • * To bargain or haggle, especially over a price
    • * To exchange ideas or opinions, especially in a casual or informal way

    Etymology of Dickering

    The word "Dickering" has its roots in the Middle English word "dickern", which means to haggle or bargain
    It is also related to the Old English word "dicor", which means to bargain or negotiate
    The word has been in use since the 15th century, and has evolved to include a range of meanings related to discussion, negotiation, and bargaining

    Example Uses

    • The two parties spent hours dickering over the price of the house
    • * The salesman tried to get me to buy the car by dickering over the price
    • * The friends spent the evening dickering over what movie to see

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    agreeing accepting acquiescing concurring consenting yielding surrendering submitting complying obeying deferring capitulating giving in compromising mediating arbitrating reconciling settling resolving harmonizing unifying uniting cooperating collaborating concurring assenting approving endorsing sanctioning ratifying

    Related Nouns

    negotiation discussion debate argument conversation conference meeting session dialogue talk chat parley bargain deal trade exchange auction bid offer proposal counteroffer compromise mediation arbitration reconciliation settlement resolution agreement contract treaty pact accord

    Related Verbs

    negotiate discuss debate argue converse confer consult parley bargain deal trade exchange auction bid offer propose counteroffer compromise mediate arbitrate reconcile settle resolve agree accept acquiesce concur consent yield surrender submit comply obey defer capitulate

    Related Adjectives

    negotiable debatable arguable conversational conferential consultative parleying bargaining deal-making trading exchanging auctionable biddable offerable proposable compromiseable mediable arbitrable reconcilable settleable resolvable agreeable acceptable acquiescent concurring consenting yielding surrendering submissive compliant obedient deferential capitulatory