Meaning of DICKER
| Pronunciation: | | 'dikur
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| | Definition: | | [v] negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bargain |
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| | See Also: | | chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster, negociate, negotiate, talk terms | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dick"er\, n. [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr,
Dan. deger, G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the
number ten, akin to L. decuria a division consisting of ten,
fr. decem ten. See {Ten}.]
1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or
skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [Obs.]
A dicker of cowhides. --Heywood.
2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to
make a dicker. [U.S.]
For peddling dicker, not for honest sales.
--Whittier.
\Dick"er\, v. i. & t.
To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] ``Ready to dicker.
and to swap.'' --Cooper.
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| | Related Terms: | | bargain, barter, beat down, bid, bid for, chaffer, cheapen, deal, drive a bargain, haggle, higgle, huckster, jew down, negotiate, negotiation, outbid, palter, trade, underbid |
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