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as in to deal
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar
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as in to chat
British
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub
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By dealing directly with the club, Arsenal will avoid having to pay the entire €60m in one go.—
James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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There’s no shortage of Amazon deals on skincare, makeup, and beauty tools right now.—
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The pair allegedly met on Roblox in March and had chatted on Discord for several weeks.—
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The 24-year-old gymnast appeared on the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover and reflected on her achievement while chatting with PEOPLE.—
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Trump signed an executive order on Monday encouraging linking the cost of prescription drugs to what's paid in other nations where drug prices are negotiated by their government and tend to be much lower.—
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But the next phase of Trump’s agenda runs through the House, where Republicans are negotiating a budget bill extending his first-term tax cuts, now set to expire at the end of the year, while cutting social programs, including Medicaid.—
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Afterward, the royals make their way to the Royal Tea Tent to converse with other guests.—
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Meanwhile, Miranda Lambert holds a puppy in Frisco, Texas, and Prince William and Kate Middleton converse during a VE Day service in London.—
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To this end, in 1954, NBA players formed the NBPA for purposes of collectively bargaining with the NBA and its clubs.—
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And there was a process that was specifically bargained for in this agreement.—
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Hamas talked to the United States and Egyptian and Qatari mediators to arrange the release of Alexander, and Israel has sent a team to Doha to begin a new round of talks.—
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So the controllers were left unable to see or talk to the planes around Newark Liberty International Airport for as long as 90 seconds on April 28 and May 9.—
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Republicans, who hold a slim majority in Congress, are haggling with one another over cuts to popular provisions, including Medicaid and food stamps.—
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Street vendors and polo shirt-wearing tourists haggle over 1 euro refrigerator magnets bearing the face of the late Pope Francis.—
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The chattering motion involved the lower beak snapping about 12 times per second.—
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Amid the chattering crowds and drum beats, a boy chased his father around the corner of the plaza.—
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“Chaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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