haggle
/ˈhæɡl/verb
उच्चारण हैगल
मोल-भाव करना, भाव-ताव करना
Core word
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[I] ~ (with sb) (over/about sth)
to argue with somebody in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of something
मोल-भाव करना, भाव-ताव करना
- Radhika haggled with the shopkeeper over the price of the shawl.
- Tourists are expected to haggle in the old market.
- We haggled over the price of the carpet for half an hour.
+ 2 more examples
- It is normal to haggle with the vendors in the bazaar.
- She does not like to haggle, so she pays the asking price.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
haggle over / about + price
Use over or about for the thing being argued about, usually a price.
जिस बात पर बहस हो रही है, प्रायः क़ीमत, उसके लिए 'over' या 'about' आता है।
- They haggled over the price of the carpet.
- Radhika never haggles about small amounts.
haggle with somebody
Use with for the person you bargain against: haggle with a shopkeeper.
जिससे मोल-भाव किया जा रहा है, उसके लिए 'with' आता है।
- She haggled with the vendor for ten minutes.
haggle for + thing
Haggle for something means to try to get it at a better price.
'Haggle for' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु को बेहतर क़ीमत पर पाने की कोशिश है।
- Tourists haggle for bargains at the bazaar.
haggle (noun) and haggling
Haggle is mostly a verb. The noun idea is expressed as haggling, which is uncountable.
'Haggle' मुख्यतः क्रिया है; संज्ञा के रूप में 'haggling' (uncountable) प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a lot of haggling in the vegetable market.
+Collocations 5
haggle + over / about
the pricethe farethe rentthe costthe terms
- He haggled over the fare with the auto driver.
adverb + haggle
fiercelypolitelyendlesslycheerfullystubbornly
- She haggled politely but firmly.
haggle + with
a shopkeepera vendora drivera dealera customer
- Many customers haggle with street vendors.
haggling + noun
haggling skillsa haggling matchbargain and haggleno haggling
- A sign on the wall read: Fixed prices, no haggling.
where people haggle
in the bazaarat the marketon the streetat a flea marketat the fair
- Haggling is common in the Sunday market.
“More examples 6
- Radhika haggled with the bookseller and saved fifty rupees.
राधिका ने पुस्तक-विक्रेता से मोल-भाव किया और पचास रुपये बचा लिए।
- It is customary to haggle in small street markets.
छोटे सड़क-बाज़ारों में मोल-भाव करना आम चलन है।
- They haggled over the price of the old scooter for an hour.
उन्होंने पुराने स्कूटर की क़ीमत पर एक घंटे तक मोल-भाव किया।
- I don't like to haggle when I buy medicines.
मुझे दवाएँ ख़रीदते समय मोल-भाव करना पसंद नहीं।
- After a short haggle, the vendor agreed to a lower price.
थोड़े मोल-भाव के बाद विक्रेता कम दाम पर मान गया।
- The two countries are still haggling over the trade agreement.
दोनों देश अब भी व्यापार समझौते की शर्तों पर खींचतान कर रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She haggled the shopkeeper for a discount.
✓ She haggled with the shopkeeper for a discount.
Haggle needs with before the person; it cannot take the person as a direct object.
'Haggle' के बाद व्यक्ति के लिए 'with' चाहिए; व्यक्ति सीधे object नहीं बनता।
✗ They haggled on the price for an hour.
✓ They haggled over the price for an hour.
The thing argued about takes over or about, not on.
जिस बात पर बहस हो, उसके लिए 'over' या 'about' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Haggle with a person over or about a price.
व्यक्ति के साथ with और कीमत के लिए over या about आता है: haggle with a person over or about a price।