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dickerdicker /ˈdɪkɚ/ verb [intransitive] informal ETYMOLOGYdickerOrigin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from dicker group of ten (animal skins) (11-19 centuries) (from the exchanging of skins for other goods) VERB TABLEdicker |
Present | I, you, we, they | dicker | | he, she, it | dickers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dickered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dickered | | he, she, it | has dickered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dickered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dicker | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dickered |
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Present | I | am dickering | | he, she, it | is dickering | | you, we, they | are dickering | Past | I, he, she, it | was dickering | | you, we, they | were dickering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dickering | | he, she, it | has been dickering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dickering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dickering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dickering |
to argue about or discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement, etc. SYN haggle: dicker over politicians dickering over the budget |