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Encyclopedia > Haggling

Haggling is the process of negotiating the price of something (eg, an piece of merchandise or a service) with the intent of getting a better deal than the stated price. Negotiation is the process whereby interested parties resolve disputes, agree upon courses of action, bargain for individual or collective advantage, and/or attempt to craft outcomes which serve their mutual interests. ... For people whose family name is Price see Price (disambiguation). ... In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. ...


Although nowadays it is infrequently encountered in the West, it is still common (for example) in the purchase of used cars and sometimes for antiques. Some people report success in haggling for other things, such as the cost of having a chimney cleaned or the amount of a doctor's bill (see External Links). West is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... Antique can stand for any of several things: An antique is an object, often furniture or any other domestic item, that is highly valued because of its age, or because it belongs to a specific time period. ... Chimney stacks on a Newcastle upon Tyne building A chimney is a system for venting hot gases and smoke from a stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. ... Doctor means teacher in Latin. ...


External links

How to Haggle Prices (http://www.ehow.com/how_9551_haggle-prices.html)


Haggle with your doctor, cut your bill (http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/Insureyourhealth/P35612.asp)


Buying a Car - The Haggle Factor (http://www.buyingacar.co.za/Haggle.htm)


Haggle with your plumber, doctor, or chimney sweep (http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/P44145.asp)


An account of haggling in (http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=haggle) Morocco The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in northwest Africa. ...


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haggle - Definitions from Dictionary.com (386 words)
Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er, Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteeped.
To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood.
Special Report: How to haggle down home and car prices (1247 words)
You are a power negotiator, he says, if you get the deal that you want and the other person believes that he or she has won the negotiation.
Anyone who has haggled with a car salesperson is familiar with this tactic: You arrive at a price, then the salesperson has to get the sales manager's approval.
The wife can say she loves the house, but apologetically explains to the real estate agent that her husband won't budge unless the price is reduced.
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