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haggle over
UK/ˈhæɡəl ˈəʊvə/US/ˈhæɡəl ˈoʊvər/HAG·gle O·ver
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to argue or negotiate about the price of something in order to reach a lower price
Examples
“locals haggle over fruit prices at the market”
“He spent ten minutes haggling over the watch.”
“Tourists often haggle over souvenirs.”
Band 8 sentence
“In many open-air markets, it's expected that customers will haggle over the price rather than accept the first offer.”
Collocations
- haggle over the price
Word family
haggle verbhaggling nounhaggler noun
Common mistakes
haggle for the price→haggle over the price
He haggle with seller→He haggled with the seller
Say it for a higher band
5ask for a discount→6try to get a cheaper price→7+haggle over
Synonyms
bargain
Easily confused
bargain
“She managed to bargain the price down by half.”
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