"chaffare" meaning in All languages combined

See chaffare on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃafaːr(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛfaːr(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃafər(ə)/ [reduced]
Etymology: From Old English *ċēapfaru; equivalent to chep + fare. Compare Old Norse kaupfǫr. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*ċēapfaru}} Old English *ċēapfaru, {{af|enm|chep|fare}} chep + fare, {{cog|non|kaupfǫr}} Old Norse kaupfǫr Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} chaffare Forms: caffare [alternative], chaffar [alternative], chaffer [alternative], chaffre [alternative], chafir [alternative], chafyr [alternative], chefare [alternative], cheffare [alternative], schaffare [alternative], chapfare [alternative, Kent], chapvare [alternative, Kent], cheapfare [alternative, Kent], chaffere [alternative, Early-Middle-English], cheaffeare [alternative, Early-Middle-English], cheaffere [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. Commercial or mercantile activity; trading.
    Sense id: en-chaffare-enm-noun-Jyi1Nih9 Categories (other): Trading Disambiguation of Trading: 64 9 12 4 4 7
  2. A transaction or trade; the act of exchanging.
    Sense id: en-chaffare-enm-noun-~v8EBalO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 25 17 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 29 3 36 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 22 31 2 38 4
  3. Goods offered for sale; product.
    Sense id: en-chaffare-enm-noun-OyLvYWDC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 25 17 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 29 3 36 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 22 31 2 38 4
  4. (figurative) A desirable quality or attribute in an individual. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-chaffare-enm-noun-q4L~HAXD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 25 17 22 9
  5. (rare) Business, behaviour. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chaffare-enm-noun-Biwl9QRh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 25 17 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 23 29 3 36 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 22 31 2 38 4 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 1 13 23 5 54 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chaffaren
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} chaffare
  1. Alternative form of chaffaren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chaffaren
    Sense id: en-chaffare-enm-verb-0v5OwLVA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "chaffre",
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        "Goods offered for sale; product."
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        "(figurative) A desirable quality or attribute in an individual."
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        "(rare) Business, behaviour."
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃafaːr(ə)/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛfaːr(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃafər(ə)/",
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