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dicker

dic·ker

UK/ˈdɪkə(ɹ)/ US/ˈdɪkɚ/ uncommon obsolete us

verb

1.

negotiate the terms of an exchange

  • “We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar”
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From Middle English diker (“measure of ten”), from Late Latin dacra (“a dicker”), from Latin decuria (“a ten of something”), from decem (“ten”).

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