dicker

Word family noundickerdicking

dick·er /ˈdɪkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitiveI] informal especially American EnglishAmE

to argue about or discuss the details of a sale, agreement etc 讨价还价，讲价钱

dicker about/over

Politicians in Washington are still dickering over the budget.

华盛顿的政客们还在为预算争执不下。

Examples from the Corpus

dicker• "The prices on the vehicles are the real prices. We don't dicker, " Olsen said.

Origin dicker

(1800-1900) Perhaps from dicker “group of ten (animal skins)” ((11-19 centuries)) (from the exchanging of skins for other goods)

词汇	dicker
释义	dicker Word family noundickerdicking dick·er /ˈdɪkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitiveI] informal especially American EnglishAmE to argue about or discuss the details of a sale, agreement etc 讨价还价，讲价钱 dicker about/over Politicians in Washington are still dickering over the budget. 华盛顿的政客们还在为预算争执不下。 Examples from the Corpus dicker• "The prices on the vehicles are the real prices. We don't dicker, " Olsen said. Origin dicker (1800-1900) Perhaps from dicker “group of ten (animal skins)” ((11-19 centuries)) (from the exchanging of skins for other goods)
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