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▪ I. ˈhiggling, vbl. n. [f. higgle v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of the vb. higgle; close bargaining, chaffering; stickling as to terms.1700 T. Brown tr. Fresny's Amusem. Ser. & Com. 78 There is much Higling and Wrangling for t'other Ten Pound. 1776 Adam Smith W. N. i. v. (1869) I. 32 It is adjusted by...
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higgle
▪ I. higgle, v. (ˈhɪg(ə)l) Also 8 higle. [app. related to haggle, with the vowel-modification which often expresses less noisy or lighter action.] 1. intr. To cavil or dispute as to terms; to stickle; esp. to strive for petty advantages in bargaining; to chaffer. Cf. haggle 2.1633 T. Adams Exp. 2 Pe...
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Neil De Marchi
Van Miegroet), Art Bulletin, 1994
Higgling. Transactors and Their Markets in the History of Economic Thought.
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haggling
haggling, vbl. n. (ˈhæglɪŋ) [f. haggle v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb haggle. a. Wrangling about terms, bargaining with much discussion. b. Uneven or clumsy cutting.a. 1632 Sherwood, A haggling, barguigne. 1765 Cowper Wks. (1835–37) I. 197 Disagreeable haggling and higgling, and twisting and wr...
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Hutzler's
This policy replaced the process of higgling or haggling to negotiate prices determined by the bargaining skill of individual customers.
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maffle
maffle, v. Obs. exc. dial. (ˈmæf(ə)l) Also 7 maffell. [Cf. early mod.Du. maffelen to move the jaws (Kilian). The Eng. word has a wide dialectal currency in several senses (see E.D.D.).] 1. intr. To stammer; to speak indistinctly, mumble. † Also with an obj.1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 91 Ȝif Alfr...
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Inequality of bargaining power
significantly expanded on the critique of 19th century labour conditions and advocated a comprehensive system of labour law contained a chapter called, "The Higgling
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prigging
▪ I. ˈprigging, vbl. n. slang. [f. prig v.1 + -ing1.] The action of prig v.1; a. (Thieves' Cant.) Stealing; in mod. slang, petty thieving, pilfering. prigging law or prigging lay, thieves' trade or way.1591 Greene Conny Catch. ii. (1592) 3 This base villany of Prigging, or horse-stealing. 1627 E. F....
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Battle Creek Battle Jacks
Bill Murphy and Robbie Robinson took over for Higgling as manager. The Bombers also began new stadium renovations at C. O.
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chaffer
▪ I. chaffer, n.1 (ˈtʃæfə(r)) Forms: 3 chaffere, 4 cheapfare, chapfare, -vare, 3–5 cheffare, 3–6 chaffare (chaffere, chafare, chefare), 4–7 chaffar, 4– chaffer. (Also 5 chafar, -ir, -yr, -ayre, chaffour, chaffur, chafre, caffer, 5–6 chaffre, 5–7 chafer, 6 chaffayre, 7 chaffaire.) [In the Ayenbite (1...
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