haggle
verb/ˈhæɡəl/
Frequency rank: #17,881 most common English word
Meaning
To negotiate or argue about the price of something, especially to try to get a lower price.
Example sentence
She spent twenty minutes trying to haggle with the vendor over the price of the rug.
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