chaffer
chaffer · chaffers · chaffered · chaffering
To haggle or barterTo haggle or barter.
UK/ˈtʃæfə/US/ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To haggle or barter.
(transitive)To buy.
(informal, intransitive)To talk much and idly; to chatter.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English chaffare (“a bargain, a trade”, noun), equivalent to cheap + fare.From Middle English chaffare (“a bargain, a trade”, noun), equivalent to cheap + fare.
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Forms
chaffers, chaffering, chaffered, chaffered| Base form | chaffer · to chaffer |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chaffers |
| Present participle | chaffering |
| Past simple | chaffered |
| Past participle | chaffered |
irregular
Synonyms
19 synonymsClose in meaning
- wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.):hagglehigglehuckster
- talk socially without exchanging too much information:chew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfabchitchatchit-chatchatter
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedchafferer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.