contrattare

Etymology

Formed from contratto, from Latin contractum (compare French contracter), past participle of contrahō (“to draw, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass; to bring about, accomplish, execute, get, cause, produce, make; to make a contract, conclude, transact, do business, contract”), from con- (“with, together”) + trahō (“to draw, to pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.tratˈta.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: con‧trat‧tà‧re

Verb

contrattàre (first-person singular present contràtto, first-person singular past historic contrattài, past participle contrattàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to negotiate
2. (transitive) to bargain, haggle

Anagrams

• contratterà