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haggling

/ˈhæɡlɪŋ/

/ˈhæɡəlɪŋ/

haggling over

hagglingnoun

hagglings

Translations

переговоры

The haggling over the contract took several weeks.

Переговоры по контракту заняли несколько недель.

торг

Haggling is common in many markets around the world.

Торг распространен на многих рынках по всему миру.

Additional translations

торговля

спор

Definitions

The act of negotiating or bargaining over the price or terms of a purchase or agreement.

The haggling at the market was intense as buyers and sellers tried to agree on a fair price.

Prolonged or petty dispute or argument over small details.

There was endless haggling over the seating arrangements.

Synonyms

haggling over price

hagglinggerund / present participle

/ˈhæɡ.lɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to describe persons or situations engaged in bargaining.

Definitions

Engaged in bargaining over price or terms; characterized by negotiation.

The haggling vendors called out to passers-by.

Synonyms

haggleverb

haggling

Gerund

haggled

Past Simple

haggled

Past Participle

haggling

Gerund

/ˈhæɡl/

/ˈhæɡəl/

Translations

торговаться

She loves to haggle at the market to get the best prices.

Она любит торговаться на рынке, чтобы получить лучшие цены.

Definitions

To negotiate or argue over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract, often involving bargaining over the price.

She spent the afternoon haggling with the street vendor over the price of the handmade scarf.

To cut, hack, or mangle roughly; to make clumsy cuts in (something). [usually archaic]

The carpenter hastily haggled the plank to fit the uneven gap.

Synonyms

talk down

hagglenoun

Definitions

An instance of intense bargaining or negotiation, often involving persistent arguing over the price or terms of a transaction.

The haggle over the price of the antique vase lasted for nearly an hour.