Definition
An archaic form meaning to bargain, negotiate, or agree upon terms, particularly in business or financial dealings.
Etymology
From Old French chevir or cheviser meaning 'to negotiate' or 'to accomplish,' related to the noun chevisance and possibly to the Latin cavere meaning 'to be wary.'
Kelly Says
You can hear the negotiation in this word—to 'chevise' meant to haggle and scheme over terms until you reached agreement, which is why merchants in medieval fairs were constantly 'chevising' to get the best deal possible.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chevyise
che-vee-se
BNবাংলা
চেভিশে
che-vee-she
CACatalà
chevise
che-vee-se
CSČeština
chevise
che-vee-se
DADansk
chevise
che-vee-se
DEDeutsch
Chevise
che-vee-se
ELΕλληνικά
τσέβιζε
tse-vee-ze
ESEspañol
chevise
che-vee-se
FISuomi
chevise
che-vee-se
FRFrançais
chevise
she-vee-se
HEעברית
צ'יביס
che-vee-sis
HIहिन्दी
चेविसे
che-vee-se
HUMagyar
chevise
che-vee-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
chevise
che-vee-se
ITItaliano
chevise
che-vee-se
MSBahasa Melayu
chevise
che-vee-se
MYမြန်မာ
ချေဗီစ
che-vee-si
NLNederlands
chevise
che-vee-se
NONorsk
chevise
che-vee-se
PLPolski
chevise
che-vee-se
PTPortuguês
chevise
che-vee-se
RORomână
chevise
che-vee-se
SVSvenska
chevise
she-vee-se
SWKiswahili
chevise
che-vee-se
TEతెలుగు
చెవిసె
che-vee-se
TRTürkçe
chevise
che-vee-se
UKУкраїнська
шевіс
she-vis
VITiếng Việt
chevise
che-vee-se