1. the act of bargaining or haggling over price
Usage: archaic

1. present participle of chaffer: to bargain or haggle over price
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The merchant grew tired of the endless chaffering over a few coins.
• They spent the morning chaffering at the marketplace.
• His chaffering skills helped him get a better deal.
• The buyers were chaffering with the seller for hours.
• She avoided the chaffering and paid the asking price.
• The old-fashioned chaffering reminded him of medieval markets.