handl

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Pronunciations

handl (HAHN-d(e)l) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To bargain, do business.

  • v. To discuss at length and in detail.

  • n. A business, trade.

Example Sentences

  • "See if you can handl him down to $50 for both vases."

  • "We handl'd for half the zman on Pesach Pasuach and then just skipped straight to the third perek."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • verb: האַנדלען handlen 'to trade, do business'

    noun: האַנדל handl 'commerce, trade'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      handel, hondel, hondle, handle, hondl

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