dicker

Verb

1. (intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
2. (intransitive) To barter.
3. (intransitive) To fiddle.

Noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins.
2. (US, countable, uncountable) A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: diker

In summary

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

Synonyms

haggle

bargain

negotiate

barter

drive a bargain

dither

chaffer

hesitate

huckster

hypothecate

hypothesise

hypothesize

judge

🧑‍⚖️

beat down

quibble

reckon

suppose

theorise

theorize

think

🤔

truck

🚚

vacillate

wrangle

take issue with

bargain down

deal