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jewing down

jewing down is the present participle and gerund of jew down.

Meaning of jew down

Verb

jew down (third-person singular simple present jews down, present participle jewing down, simple past and past participle jewed down)

  1. (offensive, slang, transitive) To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.
    • […] the popular and fashionable lying, which is so prolific between merchant and customer, as the process of jewing down is going on among all traders of the day.1861, George W. Henry, Tell Tale Rag, and Popular Sins of the Day, self-published, published 1861, page ix
    Antonyms:
    jew up

Verb capitalized: Jewing down

Jewing down

  1. (gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of Jew down

Questions about jewing down

What is jewing down the present participle and gerund of?
Jewing down is the present participle and gerund of jew down.
What part of speech is jewing down?
Jewing down is a verb.

Words near jewing down in the dictionary

  1. Jewifies
  2. Jewify
  3. Jewifying
  4. Jewiness
  5. jewing
  6. jewing down
  7. jewing out
  8. jewing up
  9. jewings
  10. Jewish
  11. Jewish Alps

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