| 释义 |
chaffer
I. chaf·fer \ˈchafə(r), -aif-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English chaffare, cheffare, cheapfare, from chep trade, bargaining + fare journey — more at cheap, fare
1. obsolete
a. : buying and selling : trade
b. : articles of merchandise : wares
2. archaic : a haggling about price : bargaining
II. chaffer verb
(chaffered ; chaffered ; chaffering \-f(ə)riŋ\ ; chaffers)
Etymology: Middle English chaffaren, from chaffare, bargain, noun
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to buy and sell : do business : trade
2. : to discuss terms : haggle especially over a price : bargain
< the … ruffian with whom he had chaffered to move in the piano — Marcia Davenport >
< chaffer over the price of the room — C.S.Forester >
3. Britain : to exchange small talk : chat, chatter
transitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : to buy or sell : deal in trading
< chaffer high offices of state >
b. : exchange, barter
< chaffer honor for gold >
2. : to bargain for : alter (as a price) by bargaining — often used with down
< slash prices in half and chaffer them down to nothing — Johannesburg Sunday Express >
III. chaff·er \ˈchafə(r), -aaf-, -aif-, -ȧf-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: chaff (I) + -er
: a usually adjustable sieve at the rear end of the grain pan of a threshing machine |