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# haggling

noun (haggling); also the -ing form of haggle

«haggling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Arguing about the price of something to make it cheaper, especially at a market. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and travel: haggling is normal in some markets but not in supermarkets. In maths problems: «After haggling, the price dropped from £20 to £15» — find the discount.

### Examples

- There was a lot of haggling at the market. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#x1)
- After some haggling, he paid less for the rug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#x2)
- Haggling is common in markets in many countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#x3)
- Mum hates haggling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#x4)
- The two traders were haggling over the price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#x5)
- Haggling saved us five pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/#x6)

### Note

Verb: haggle (drop e: haggling). In maths: saving = first price − final price.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «haggling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«haggling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haggling.html) on Mova free.