dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
have dickered
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present perfectof dicker.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The hospital physicians, who average only $80 a month,* have dickered for eight months for raises that would give them $6.40 more.
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