feilschen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German veilschen, from earlier veilsen, from Old High German *feilisōn, derived from feili, whence modern feil (vendible), which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lʃən/, , ,
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Verb

feilschen (weak, third-person singular present feilscht, past tense feilschte, past participle gefeilscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to haggle
    Synonyms: handeln, schachern
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to bid, make an offer for (some article)
    Synonyms: bieten, ein Angebot machen

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Further reading

  • feilschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • feilschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • feilschen” in Duden online
  • feilschen” in OpenThesaurus.de