| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bargain; argue about |
| Synonyms: | barter, buy and sell, chaffer, cut a deal, haggle, hammer out a deal, huckster, negotiate, palter, trade, work out a deal |
| Notes: | to bicker is to quarrel and to dicker is to haggle or bargain |
| Antonyms: | agree |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement, deal |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge, promise, proof, record, settlement, stipulation, treaty, understanding |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, misunderstanding |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to terms |
| Synonyms: | accept offer, adjust, agree, arrange, assent, bargain, become indebted, bound, buy, circumscribe, clinch, close, come around, commit, consent, covenant, dicker, engage, enter into, firm a deal, give one's word, go along with, hammer out deal, initial*, ink, it's a deal, limit, make terms, negotiate, obligate, owe, pact, pledge, promise, put in writing, set, settle, shake hands on it, sign for, sign papers, sign up, stipulate, swear to, undertake, work out details |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
| Antonyms: | break off, disagree |
| Main Entry: | covenant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pact, promise |
| Synonyms: | agreement, arrangement, bargain, bond, commitment, compact, concordat, contract, convention, deal, deed, dicker, handshake, papers, stipulation, transaction, treaty, trust |
| Antonyms: | disagreement |
| Main Entry: | cut a deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a deal |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, bicker, dicker, do business, hammer out a deal, negotiate, trade, work out a deal |
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do business |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, bicker, buy and sell, dicker, hammer out deal, handle, horse trade, knock down price, negotiate, sell, stock, swap, trade, traffic, treat, work out deal |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | haggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bicker, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | argue, bargain, barter, beat down, cavil, chaffer, deal, dicker, dispute, hammer out a deal, horse-trade, make a deal, palter, quibble, squabble, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, comply, concur |
| Main Entry: | negotiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bargain, discuss |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms, bury the hatchet, come across with, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal, deal, debate, dicker, haggle, hammer out a deal, handle, horse trade, intercede, make a deal, make peace, make terms, manage, mediate, moderate, network, parley*, referee, settle, step in, stipulate, swap, transact, treat, umpire, work out a deal, work out* |
| Main Entry: | traffic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy and sell; do business |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, black-market, bootleg, connect with, contact, deal, deal in, dicker, exchange, fence, handle, have dealings, have transaction, horse trade, interact, interface, make a deal, market, moonshine, negotiate, network, peddle, push, reach out, relate, shove, swap, touch, touch base, trade, truck, work out |