haggling
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈhæɡlɪŋ/ us COMMERCE
the act of arguing about the price of something in an attempt to make the seller reduce it:
haggling over/about
haggling between sb/sth and sb/sth Haggling between the company and investors over valuations will continue until the price is announced.
the act of arguing about the details of something:
haggling over/about sth Some of the member states find themselves involved in endless haggling about their voting rights within the EU.
bureaucratic/political/public haggling