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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries値切る
Pronunciation / Transliteration: negiru
"市場で品物の値段を値切るのは楽しい。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To bargain, haggle, or negotiate contentiously over a small price or minor terms.
"The vendors would higgle over every single coin in the bustling morning market." - 2
To dispute or argue persistently about petty details.
"There is no use trying to higgle with him over the minor administrative fees."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, higgle is a frequentative form of haggle, originating from Old Norse or Germanic roots relating to bargaining or contention. Over centuries, it evolved primarily to describe the petty, protracted negotiation over terms or prices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Higgle" is said worldwide
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marchander
Transliteration: marchander
"Il aime marchander chaque article au marché."
feilschen
Transliteration: feilschen
"Sie pflegen auf dem Markt um den Preis zu feilschen."
patteggiare
Transliteration: patteggiare
"I clienti iniziano a patteggiare per il costo finale."
regatear
Transliteration: regatear
"Es costumbre regatear en los mercados locales."
pechinchar
Transliteration: pechinchar
"Eles gostam de pechinchar o preço das frutas."
मोलभाव करना
Transliteration: molbhav karna
"बाजार में हर चीज़ के लिए मोलभाव करना आम बात है।"
讨价还价
Transliteration: tǎojià huánjià
"顾客们总是喜欢在集市上讨价还价。"
흥정하다
Transliteration: heungjeonghada
"상인과 가격을 흥정하는 것은 재미있는 경험이다."
値切る
Transliteration: negiru
"市場で品物の値段を値切るのは楽しい。"
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