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noun

Definition of dickeringnext
as in bargaining

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dickering

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verb

present participle of dicker
as in dealing
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickering
  1. negotiation
  2. negotiating
  3. dealing
  4. transaction
  5. bargain
Noun
  • On July 7, after months of on-and-off negotiations, Redstone clinched a deal to merge the media conglomerate with Skydance.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There was little love lost between them – over the state of negotiations with Hamas, Israel’s military strategy and Netanyahu’s bid to bring in a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary in 2023.
    Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of negotiation
Verb
  • All four clubs have the option of either negotiating a new agreement with DSG or seeking other distribution solutions.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of negotiating
Noun
  • As the screw twists and turns, the Broken Rock, led on the show by the Chairman Thomas Rainwater, find themselves on both the dealing and receiving ends of bad land deals and villainous behavior from local and out-of-state actors.
    Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Surveys show California voters are likely to approve Proposition 36, a ballot measure to increase penalties for retail theft and drug dealing, and require people convicted of possessing drugs such as fentanyl to undergo treatment or face jail.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dealing
Noun
  • The filing also details various financial agreements, including convertible debt transactions and a licensing agreement with Advaxis, Inc.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That way, your antivirus software can detect threats in real-time, and a hacker would have to gain access to your phone and your Mac to execute any transactions.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of transaction
Noun
  • Slashing over $200 off is a massive pre-Black Friday bargain.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Chinese companies such as Temu and Alibaba are competing directly with Amazon offering products at bargain prices shipped directly from China, and finding increasing favor with customers in the U.S. and overseas.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bargain
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