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Chaffer

verb/kɹˈæɡɪnəs/
Definition
wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈæɡɪnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈaɪɐθəfˌɪlaɪn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈaɪɐθəfˌɪlaɪn/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæɡɪnəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbwrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
“Let's not haggle over a few dollars”
verbtalk socially without exchanging too much information
“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
Word Forms
hagglernounan intense bargainer
hagglingnounan instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
hagglenounan instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
hucksternouna seller of shoddy goods
chatnounan informal conversation
confabulationnounan informal conversation
chitchatnounlight informal conversation for social occasions
chit chatnounlight informal conversation for social occasions
chit-chatnounlight informal conversation for social occasions
chatternounnoisy talk
chatterernounan obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
gossipnounlight informal conversation for social occasions
visitornounsomeone who visits
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
chauffard
dispute (sur un prix, les termes d'un accord, etc.)
🇵🇹Portuguese
chafer
disputa (sobre um preço, termos de um acordo, etc.)
🇷🇺Russian
шелуха
спор (по поводу цены, условий договора и т.п.)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मोल-भाव
तकरार (कीमत, समझौते की शर्तों आदि को लेकर)
🇧🇩Bengali
চাফার
ঝগড়া (মূল্য নিয়ে, চুক্তির শর্তাবলী ইত্যাদি)
🇮🇳Tamil
சேஃபர்
சண்டை (விலை, ஒப்பந்தத்தின் விதிமுறைகள் போன்றவை)
🇮🇳Telugu
చాఫర్
తగాదా (ధరపై, ఒప్పందం యొక్క నిబంధనలు మొదలైనవి)
🇮🇳Marathi
चाफर
भांडण (किंमत, कराराच्या अटी इ.)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચાફર
ઝઘડો (કિંમત પર, કરારની શરતો, વગેરે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಾಫರ್
ಜಗಳ (ಬೆಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ, ಒಪ್ಪಂದದ ನಿಯಮಗಳು, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാഫർ
തർക്കം (വില, കരാറിൻ്റെ നിബന്ധനകൾ മുതലായവ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚੱਫਰ
ਝਗੜਾ (ਕੀਮਤ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ, ਸਮਝੌਤੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ, ਆਦਿ)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
钱袋子
争论(关于价格、协议条款等)
🇯🇵Japanese
もみがら
(価格や契約条件などをめぐって)口論する
🇰🇷Korean
놀리는 사람
(가격, 계약 조건 등을 놓고) 논쟁을 벌이다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người đánh lừa
tranh cãi (về giá cả, các điều khoản của thỏa thuận, v.v.)
🇹🇭Thai
พนักงานขับรถ
การทะเลาะวิวาท (เรื่องราคา เงื่อนไขของข้อตกลง ฯลฯ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
pertikaian mengenai harga
pertengkaran (tentang harga, ketentuan perjanjian, dll.)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شافر
الخلاف (على السعر، وشروط الاتفاقية، وما إلى ذلك)
🇮🇷Persian
جگر
مشاجره (بر سر قیمت، شرایط توافق، و غیره)
🇹🇷Turkish
tırtıl
Tartışma (fiyat, anlaşma şartları vb. konusunda)
🇮🇱Hebrew
צ'פר
ריב (על מחיר, תנאי הסכם וכו')
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'chaffer'?
The primary meaning of 'chaffer' is 'wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chaffer' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'chaffer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'chaffer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'chaffer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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