verb
- past tense of dicker; bargained or negotiated over the terms of a deal, especially in a petty or prolonged manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- They dickered over the price of the used car for an hour.
- The merchants dickered with customers at the flea market.
- She dickered with the contractor about the cost of repairs.
- We dickered back and forth until we reached a fair price.
- He dickered over every detail of the contract.
- The buyers dickered with the seller about the closing date.