chaffer

/ˈtʃæfər/

Other forms: chaffering; chaffered; chaffers

Definitions of chaffer

1. verb

   talk socially without exchanging too much information
   synonyms: chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit

   types:

   jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze

   talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

   type of:

   converse, discourse

   carry on a conversation
2. verb

   wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
   synonyms: haggle, higgle, huckster

   types:

   bargain down, beat down

   persuade the seller to accept a lower price

   type of:

   bargain, dicker

   negotiate the terms of an exchange