herunterhandeln
German, verb[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌhandl̩n]
herunterhandeln is a German verb meaning “to lowball, to haggle down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Gespräch zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage zu einem niedrigeren Preis kommen als ursprünglich verlangt”.
What does herunterhandeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to lowball, to haggle down
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. im Gespräch zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage zu einem niedrigeren Preis kommen als ursprünglich verlangt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herunterhandeln
- handelt herunter present singular third-person
- handelte herunter past
- heruntergehandelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- herunterhandelnd participle present
- herunterzuhandeln infinitive infinitive-zu
- handle herunter first-person indicative present
- handele herunter first-person indicative present
- handel herunter first-person indicative present
- handeln herunter first-person indicative plural
- handelst herunter indicative present second-person
- handelest herunter second-person singular subjunctive
- handlest herunter second-person singular subjunctive
- handelet herunter plural second-person subjunctive
- handlet herunter plural second-person subjunctive
- handelten herunter first-person indicative plural
- handeltest herunter indicative preterite second-person
- handeltet herunter indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herunterhandeln?
- [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌhandl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herunterhandeln in German?
herunterhandeln appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).