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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Verb
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025 -
The Bears didn’t wait long to make a big splash in the free-agency waters, zeroing in on the top available center and reaching a deal in the first half-hour of the NFL’s negotiating window.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Both sides had finalized the trade pact in May after three years of intense negotiations — marked by thorny issues such as visas, tariff reduction and tax breaks.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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Will this group have any meaningful voice in the state of the contract negotiations?—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ana Chretien, the company’s CEO, had extensive business dealings with a likely co-conspirator in the bribery scheme, Mario Juarez — the two representing the same real-estate company and swapping several commercial properties between each other over the course of a few years.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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However, House Republicans are considering a measure to disclose more information related to Epstein’s dealings, sources told The Hill.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
17 July 2025
Noun
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The company managed to tread water during the pandemic despite the global slowdown in transactions and its focus on small and medium enterprises.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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Because Stablecoins are pinned to the value of conventional currencies - usually the dollar - they can be used for rapid and cost-effective cross-border transactions without exposing participants to undue volatility.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Fourth Judicial District Judge Steven Hippler, who presides in Ada County, could choose not to abide by the bargain, but his only other option would be to offer a lesser sentence.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Which is a spot of good news for the bargain hunter.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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“Dickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickering. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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