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Chaffer (Verb)

Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The merchant and I began to chaffer over the price of the antique vase, each of us trying to get the better deal.
She offered 10 dollars, but he refused to sell, and the two continued to chaffer until they reached an agreement.
Let's not chaffer over the terms of the contract; we're both getting a fair deal.
They spent hours chaffering over the interest rate before finally coming to a mutually acceptable agreement.
The buyer and seller engaged in a lengthy session of chaffering, but eventually settled on a price that satisfied both parties.

Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

They sat at the counter and chaffered with the bartender about the weather.
The two friends spent hours chaffering over coffee and not really discussing anything serious.
Strangers often chaffered with him at the coffee shop, drawn to his friendly demeanor.
Colleagues chaffered around the water cooler, exchanging stories and gossip.
The local store owner loved to chaffer with the customers, sharing brief tales of her daily life.