chaffer
n . 讲价
vt .
vi . 讲价,讨价还价
讲价讲价,讨价还价
chaffer v 1 :
wrangle (
over a price ,
terms of an agreement ,
etc .); "
Let '
s not haggle over a few dollars " [
synonym : {
haggle }, {
higgle },
{
chaffer }, {
huckster }]
2 :
talk socially without exchanging too much information ; "
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze " [
synonym :
{
chew the fat }, {
shoot the breeze }, {
chat }, {
confabulate },
{
confab }, {
chitchat }, {
chit -
chat }, {
chatter }, {
chaffer },
{
natter }, {
gossip }, {
jaw }, {
claver }, {
visit }]
Chaffer \
Chaff "
er \,
n .
One who chaffs .
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Chaffer \
Chaf "
fer \,
n . [
OE .
chaffare ,
cheapfare ;
AS .
ce ['
a ]
p a bargain ,
price faru a journey ;
hence ,
originally ,
a going to barain ,
to market .
See {
Cheap },
and {
Fare }.]
Bargaining ;
merchandise . [
Obs .] --
Holished .
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Chaffer \
Chaf "
fer \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Chaffered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Chaffering }.] [
OE .
chaffaren ,
fr .
chaffare ,
chapfare ,
cheapfare ,
a bargaining .
See {
Chaffer },
n .]
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1 .
To treat or dispute about a purchase ;
to bargain ;
to haggle or higgle ;
to negotiate .
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To chaffer for preferments with his gold . --
Dryden .
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2 .
To talk much and idly ;
to chatter . --
Trench .
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Chaffer \
Chaf "
fer \,
v .
t .
1 .
To buy or sell ;
to trade in .
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He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set .
--
Spenser .
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2 .
To exchange ;
to bandy ,
as words . --
Spenser .
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