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verb

ˈha-gəl

Definition of haggle

as in to negotiate

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks

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Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026 But a family reunion is up in the air as Harry haggles over security arrangements and accommodations. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 But the bill almost failed to get off the ground, as Republicans debated over provisions limiting institutional investors and the House and Senate haggled over different versions of the proposal. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 June 2026 So on Wednesday, Crespi and her attorney sat by as board members haggled over a new exit package. — Tess Riski june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for haggle

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The deal was negotiated by Steven Bestwick of The Yellow Affair and Bill Guentzler and RJ Millard on behalf of Obscured Releasing.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
If the lockout does go through all of 2027, do players not accrue any service time or will that be something that is negotiated/resolved when a deal is ultimately reached?

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiate

Noun

Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum that would have restarted negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks died, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The report, however, notes that Uthmeier was in a position of authority over the aides leading the negotiations.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiation

Verb

The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
As a re-export hub, the UAE processed shipments from foreign suppliers reluctant to deal directly with Iranian customers.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of deal

Noun

But less than 10 weeks until Election Day, there’s no public indication that a compromise is imminent.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
The advisory includes indicators of compromise, providing a way for companies and organizations to determine whether they were affected.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of compromise

Verb

However, the two parties met to bargain the four-day mandate in late April — more than two months before the mandate started.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

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