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dick⋅er

1[dik-er]
–verb (used without object)
1. to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
2. to barter.
3. to try to arrange matters by mutual bargaining: They dickered for hours over some of the finer points of the contract.
–noun
4. a petty bargain.
5. a barter or swap.
6. an item or goods bartered or swapped.
7. a deal, esp. a political deal.

Origin:
1795–1805; perh. v. use of dicker 2

dick⋅er

2[dik-er]
–noun
the number or quantity ten, esp. a lot of ten hides or skins.

Origin:
1225–75; ME diker < OF dacre, ML dikeria; cf. L decuria decury
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dick·er   (dĭk'ər)   
intr.v.   dick·ered, dick·er·ing, dick·ers
To bargain; barter.
n.  The act or process of bargaining.

[Probably from dicker, a quantity of ten, ten hides, from Middle English diker, perhaps from Old English *dicor, from Latin decuria, set of ten, from decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: dick·er
Pronunciation: 'di-k&r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: dick·ered; dick·er·ing
: to seek to arrive at a workable and agreeable arrangement by negotiating and haggling
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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