dicker /ˈdɪkə/ ( dickering, dickered, dickers )

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  V-RECIP If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary. (常指以愚蠢或不必要的方式)争论 [美国英语] [老式]

  例：

  Management and labour are dickering over pay, benefits, and working conditions.

  劳资双方就工资、福利和工作环境争执不休。