chaffer

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃafə/

verb

[no object]
  • haggle about the terms of an agreement or price of something: I chaffered in the bazaars for objects I wanted

noun

[mass noun] archaic
  • haggling about the price of something.

Derivatives

chafferer

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'trade or trading'): from Old English cēap 'a bargain' + faru 'journey'; probably influenced by Old Norse kaupfǫr