dickered

Negotiated back and forth

Dickered is the past tense of dicker, meaning to bargain or haggle over terms.

The word suggests informal, back-and-forth negotiation rather than formal deal-making: They dickered over the price of the used car for an hour.

Dicker often implies petty or prolonged haggling: We dickered until we reached a compromise.

haggling

haggled

Negotiated over price

wrangled · chaffer · higgle · quibbled · bickered · disputed · argued · sparred · beat down · talked down

transaction

deal

Agreement or distribution

terms · compromise · swap · exchange · trade · quid-pro-quo · understanding · handshake · accord · pact

marketplace

flea market

Outdoor secondhand goods venue

pawnshop · antique shop · used car lot · street vendor · souk · market stall · garage sale · secondhand · consignment · auction

Opposites
negotiation process

dickeredacquiesced

Agreed without protest

submitted · complied · capitulated · conceded

transaction outcome

dickeredagreed

Shared the same view

disagreed · walked away · refused · settled · finalized

Family

dicker, dickering, dickers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G