DICKER


Meaning of DICKER in English

/ ˈdɪkə(r); NAmE / verb

[ v ] dicker (with sb) (over sth) ( especially NAmE ) to argue about or discuss sth with sb, especially in order to agree on a price

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent. (originally US): perhaps from obsolete dicker set of ten (hides) , used as a unit of trade, based on Latin decem ten.

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