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dicker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dick·er /ˈdɪkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] informal especially American English  to argue about or discuss the details of a sale, agreement etc 讨价还价,讲价钱dicker about/over Politicians in Washington are still dickering over the budget. 华盛顿的政客们还在为预算争执不下。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
dicker"The prices on the vehicles are the real prices. We don't dicker, " Olsen said.
Origin dicker (1800-1900) Perhaps from dicker group of ten (animal skins) ((11-19 centuries)) (from the exchanging of skins for other goods)
dick·er verbChineseSyllable
to argue the agreement about details of sale, discuss Corpus a or


dicker
dicker /ˈdɪkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] informal especially American English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Perhaps from dicker __group of ten (animal skins)__ (11-19 centuries) (from the exchanging of skins for other goods)
to argue about or discuss the details of a sale, agreement etc
    dicker about/over
    Politicians in Washington are still dickering over the budget.


dickerBrE /ˈdɪkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪkər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dicker BrE /ˈdɪkə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪkər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dickers BrE /ˈdɪkəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪkərz/ 🔊past simple dickered BrE /ˈdɪkəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪkərd/ 🔊past participle dickered BrE /ˈdɪkəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪkərd/ 🔊 -ing form dickering BrE /ˈdɪkərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪkərɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (with sb) (over sth) (especially NAmE) to argue about or discuss sth with sb, especially in order to agree on a price 讨价还价;议价;讲价 SYN bargain