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dicker.

To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪkɚ/General-American
  1. To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.

    intransitive
  2. To barter.

    intransitive
  3. To fiddle.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”).

noun/ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪkɚ/General-American
  1. A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”).

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