Haggle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈæɡəl/.

Examples

Let's not haggle over a few dollars

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

huckster chaffer higgle wrangling wrangle haggling

Parts of Speech

noun	an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
verb	wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) “Let's not haggle over a few dollars”

Word Forms

haggle	verb	wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
wrangle	verb	to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
haggler	noun	an intense bargainer
haggling	noun	an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
haggle	noun	an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
huckster	noun	a seller of shoddy goods

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

feilschen

ein Beispiel intensiver Auseinandersetzung (z. B. beim Verhandeln)

🇫🇷French

marchander

un cas de dispute intense (comme dans une négociation)

🇪🇸Spanish

regatear

un caso de discusión intensa (como en la negociación)

🇮🇹Italian

contrattare

un esempio di discussione intensa (come nella contrattazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

afdingen

een voorbeeld van intense discussie (zoals bij onderhandelen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pechinchar

um exemplo de discussão intensa (como na negociação)

🇷🇺Russian

торговаться

пример интенсивного спора (например, при переговорах)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झंझट करना

गहन बहस का एक उदाहरण (सौदेबाजी के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

হাগল

তীব্র তর্কের একটি উদাহরণ (যেমন দর কষাকষি)

🇮🇳Tamil

பேரம் பேசு

தீவிர வாதத்தின் ஒரு நிகழ்வு (பேரம் பேசுவது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

బేరం పెట్టు

తీవ్రమైన వాదన యొక్క ఉదాహరణ (బేరసారాలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडणे

तीव्र वादाचे एक उदाहरण (बार्गेनिंगप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેગલ

તીવ્ર દલીલનું ઉદાહરણ (જેમ કે સોદાબાજીમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೌಕಾಸಿ ಮಾಡು

ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ವಾದದ ನಿದರ್ಶನ (ಚೌಕಾಶಿಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലപേശുക

തീവ്രമായ തർക്കത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം (വിലപേശൽ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੌਦਾ

ਤੀਬਰ ਬਹਿਸ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸੌਦੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سودا کرنا

شدید دلیل کی ایک مثال (جیسا کہ سودے بازی میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讨价还价

激烈争论的例子（如讨价还价）

🇯🇵Japanese

値切る

（交渉などの）激しい議論の例

🇰🇷Korean

흥정하다

격렬한 논쟁의 예(교섭에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặc cả

một trường hợp tranh luận căng thẳng (như trong thương lượng)

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อรอง

กรณีของการโต้เถียงที่รุนแรง (เช่นในการเจรจาต่อรอง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tawar-menawar

contoh argumen yang intens (seperti dalam tawar-menawar)

🇵🇭Filipino

makipagtawaran

isang halimbawa ng matinding argumento (tulad ng sa bargaining)

🇲🇾Malay

tawar-menawar

contoh perdebatan sengit (seperti dalam tawar-menawar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تساوم

مثال على الحجة الشديدة (كما في المساومة)

🇮🇷Persian

چانه زدن

نمونه ای از مجادله شدید (مانند چانه زنی)

🇹🇷Turkish

pazarlık yapmak

Yoğun bir tartışma örneği (pazarlıkta olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְמַקֵחַ

מקרה של ויכוח אינטנסיבי (כמו במיקוח)

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