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dicker

dick·er [ díkər ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle dick·ered, present participle dick·er·ing, 3rd person present singular dick·ers)
Definition:
 
haggle: to bargain for goods or services ( informal )
collectors dickering at antique sales



noun  (plural dick·ers)
Definition:
 
bargaining: bargaining in general, or something settled, achieved, or obtained through bargaining

[Early 19th century. Probably < Latin decuria "group of ten, ten hides for sale" < decem "ten" + vir "man"]
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