higgling

higgling
A stock-exchange term for negotiations by offers to sell and offers to purchase through which a price is agreed upon and a sale accomplished. Nicol v Ames, 173 US 509, 518, 43 L Ed 786, 792, 19 S Ct 522.

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  • Higgling — Higgle Hig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Higgled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Higgling}.] [Cf. {Haggle}, or {Huckster}.] 1. To hawk or peddle provisions. [1913 Webster] 2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • higgling — hig·gle || hɪgl v. wrangle; haggle, argue over a price or condition …   English contemporary dictionary

  • higgling — higgˈling noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑higgle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Higgle — Hig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Higgled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Higgling}.] [Cf. {Haggle}, or {Huckster}.] 1. To hawk or peddle provisions. [1913 Webster] 2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. [1913 Webster] A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Higgled — Higgle Hig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Higgled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Higgling}.] [Cf. {Haggle}, or {Huckster}.] 1. To hawk or peddle provisions. [1913 Webster] 2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • higgle — intransitive verb (higgled; higgling) Etymology: probably alteration of haggle Date: 1633 haggle • higgler noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • higgle — /hig euhl/, v.i., higgled, higgling. to bargain, esp. in a petty way; haggle. [1625 35; appar. var. of HAGGLE] * * * …   Universalium

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