haggle
gb/hˈæɡəl/ us/hˈæɡəl/
B2
Englisch
alkudozik, alkuszik, szőrszálhasogat, apróságokon vitatkozik, alkudozás, összevagdal
VERB
B2
1
Verwendungsmuster:
haggle (with [someone]) (over/for [price/deal])
We haggled over the price of the used bike until we agreed on $120.
Addig alkudoztunk a használt bicikli áráról, amíg végül 120 dollárban állapodtunk meg.
She haggled with the vendor and got two scarves for the price of one.
Alkudozott az árussal, és egy sál áráért kettőt kapott.
In many street markets, people expect you to haggle.
Beispiele für Lernende
I haggled for a cheaper price.
Olcsóbb árért alkudoztam.
He tried to haggle with the seller.
Megpróbált alkudozni az eladóval.
Häufiger Fehler:
Don’t use *haggle* for friendly general conversation; it specifically means negotiating (often about price).
Bedeutung
negotiate a lower price
Wortverbindungen
haggle over the price
|haggle with a vendor
|haggle with the seller
|haggle for a discount
|haggle at the market
|haggle hard
|haggle politely
|haggle successfully
|haggle for a better deal
|haggle with a taxi driver
Synonyme
bargain (The most common synonym for negotiating price.)
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negotiate (More general and often more formal than haggle.)
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dicker (More common in American English and slightly informal.)
Antonyme
accept (To agree to the offered price or terms without negotiating.)
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pay the asking price (To pay the stated price with no negotiation.)
Themen
shopping
|money
|business
|negotiation
|travel
Definition
to talk and argue about the price to pay less
To argue and negotiate with someone, especially a seller, in order to reach a lower price or a better deal.
VERB
C1
2
Verwendungsmuster:
haggle over [details/terms/wording]
They kept haggling over the exact wording of the agreement.
Folyton a megállapodás pontos szövegén szőrszálhasogattak.
Don’t haggle over every little decision—just choose one and move on.
Ne vitatkozz minden apróságon — csak válassz egyet, és lépj tovább.
We haggled over the schedule until late at night.
Beispiele für Lernende
We haggled over the plan.
A terv részletein vitatkoztunk.
Häufiger Fehler:
This meaning is not about price; it’s about arguing over details or conditions.
Bedeutung
argue over small details
Wortverbindungen
haggle over details
|haggle over the terms
|haggle over the wording
|haggle over who pays
|haggle over responsibilities
|haggle over the budget
|haggle over the schedule
|haggle over minor points
|haggle endlessly
|haggle back and forth
Synonyme
quibble (Focuses on small or unimportant details; often implies pettiness.)
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bicker (Suggests repeated, often childish arguing.)
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wrangle (Emphasizes prolonged, difficult arguing or negotiating.)
Antonyme
agree (To reach the same decision without prolonged argument.)
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concede (To give in on a point instead of continuing to argue.)
Themen
communication
|conflict
|business
|daily_life
Definition
to argue a lot about small details
To argue persistently about small points or exact terms, especially in a way that seems petty or unhelpful.
NOMEN
C1
3
alkudozás
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
have a haggle (over [price])
After a brief haggle, they settled on $60.
Egy rövid alkudozás után 60 dollárban egyeztek meg.
There was a lot of haggling, but in the end we got a good deal.
Sok volt az alkudozás, de végül jó üzletet kötöttünk.
The purchase involved the usual haggle over delivery costs.
Beispiele für Lernende
We had a short haggle and agreed on the price.
Rövid alkudozás után megegyeztünk az árban.
Häufiger Fehler:
In this noun sense, *haggle* is countable (a haggle) but *haggling* is more common overall.
Bedeutung
an instance of bargaining
Wortverbindungen
a brief haggle
|a quick haggle
|a long haggle
|a bit of a haggle
|after a haggle
|a haggle over price
|a haggle with the seller
|the usual haggle
|a friendly haggle
|a tough haggle
Synonyme
bargaining (More general and more common than the noun haggle.)
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negotiation (More formal; can be about many topics, not just price.)
Antonyme
agreement (The settled result rather than the back-and-forth process.)
Themen
shopping
|money
|negotiation
Definition
a short time spent bargaining about a price
An occasion or period of bargaining, especially over a price.
VERB
C2
ARCHAIC
4
összevagdal
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
haggle [something]
With a dull knife, he haggled the meat instead of slicing it cleanly.
Tompa késsel tiszta szeletelés helyett összevagdosta a húst.
The cloth looked as if it had been haggled into strips.
Az anyag úgy nézett ki, mintha csíkokra szabdalták volna.
Häufiger Fehler:
This sense is rare in modern English; most of the time *haggle* means negotiating a price.
Bedeutung
cut roughly; hack at
Wortverbindungen
haggle at the wood
|haggle a piece of meat
|haggle something into pieces
|haggle with a dull blade
|haggle roughly
Synonyme
hack (More common; suggests rough, repeated cutting.)
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chop (More neutral; does not necessarily imply uneven edges.)
Antonyme
slice (To cut cleanly and smoothly.)
Themen
crafts
|tools
Definition
to cut something badly or roughly
To cut or chop something roughly or irregularly, often leaving a jagged edge.
Grammatik
Grundform
haggle
IPA
GB/hˈæɡəl/
US/hˈæɡəl/
Silben & Betonung
haggle (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (haggle)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: haggle
- 3rd Person Singular: haggles
- Present Participle: haggling
- Past: haggled
Wortfamilie
Forms
haggles
verb
haggling
verb
haggled
verb
Core family
haggler
noun
Related words
Ausdrücke
after some haggling
1/ˈæftɚ sˈʌm hˈæɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
after negotiating back and forth
after negotiating for a while
Beispiele
- After some haggling, we agreed on a fair price.
- After some haggling with the landlord, they lowered the rent slightly.
- After some haggling, the two sides settled on a date.
Beispiele für Lernende
- After some haggling, I paid less.
haggle down
1/hˈæɡəl dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
reduce a price by bargaining
to make a price lower by bargaining
Beispiele
- I haggled the price down to $200.
- They haggled him down from $500 to $420.
- She managed to haggle down the repair bill.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I haggled it down to ten dollars.
no haggling
1/nˈoʊ hˈæɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
prices are fixed
you cannot bargain about the price
Beispiele
- The sign says 'No haggling'—all prices are final.
- This dealership advertises 'no haggling' to make buying simpler.
- The manager told us there would be no haggling on the rate.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The store has no haggling.