Haggle
(verb)
- To argue or bargain persistently over the cost of something.
- To cheat or defraud by quibbling over the terms of a bargain.
Origin:
Middle english hagelen, from old english hægelian to hack, chop, from hægel hag, from germanic *hagalaz; akin to old high german hagal hag, old english hægtesse harlot.
Examples:
- She haggled with the vendor over the price of the carpet.
- The customer haggled with the salesperson to get a better deal.
- He haggled with the seller to get a lower price.
- They haggled over the price of the car for an hour.
- I haggled with the store owner to lower the price of the painting.