Regatear
How to Haggle and Shop in Mexican Markets: Essential Spanish Phrases
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Meaning
To haggle or bargain over the price of something until the seller comes down. In Latin American markets, regateando is almost a social ritual and a practical skill: anyone who doesn't do it is leaving money on the table and missing half the experience. Refusing to bargain marks you immediately as a tourist.
Examples
“You're not going to haggle? They're trying to charge you double what it's worth!”
“I bargained for half an hour and got fifty pesos knocked off the price.”
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Meaning
To haggle or bargain over the price of something until the seller comes down. In Latin American markets, regateando is almost a social ritual and a practical skill: anyone who doesn't do it is leaving money on the table and missing half the experience. Refusing to bargain marks you immediately as a tourist.
Examples
“You're not going to haggle? They're trying to charge you double what it's worth!”
“I bargained for half an hour and got fifty pesos knocked off the price.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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