chaffer

/ˈtʃæfər/

Other forms: chaffering; chaffered; chaffers

Definitions of chaffer
  1. verb
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
    synonyms: chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
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    types:
    jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze
    talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
    type of:
    converse, discourse
    carry on a conversation
  2. verb
    wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
    synonyms: haggle, higgle, huckster
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    types:
    bargain down, beat down
    persuade the seller to accept a lower price
    type of:
    bargain, dicker
    negotiate the terms of an exchange
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