2bargain verb
bargains; bargained; bargain·ing [no obj] : to discuss an agreement or price in order to make it more appealing
▪ The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain. ▪ He was bargaining [=haggling] with the taxi driver over/about the fare. ▪ Teachers are bargaining [=negotiating] for higher salaries.
▪ The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain. ▪ He was bargaining [=haggling] with the taxi driver over/about the fare. ▪ Teachers are bargaining [=negotiating] for higher salaries.
bargain away [phrasal verb]
bargain (something) away or bargain away (something) : to lose or give up (something) as part of an agreement
▪ The employees on strike are concerned that the union will bargain away wage increases for other less desirable benefits.
▪ The employees on strike are concerned that the union will bargain away wage increases for other less desirable benefits.
bargain for/on [phrasal verb]
bargain for/on (something) : to expect or plan on (something)
▪ The Internet service is better than what we bargained for. [=better than we expected it to be] ▪ No one bargained for the change in weather. = No one bargained on the weather changing. ▪ They bargained on getting married after college. ▪ He hadn't bargained on how his new position in the company would change the way people treated him. [=he was surprised by how his new position changed the way people treated him] ▪ The job ended up being more than I had bargained for. [=more difficult than I had expected] ▪ I got more than I bargained for when I signed up as a volunteer. [=being a volunteer was harder than I expected]
▪ The Internet service is better than what we bargained for. [=better than we expected it to be] ▪ No one bargained for the change in weather. = No one bargained on the weather changing. ▪ They bargained on getting married after college. ▪ He hadn't bargained on how his new position in the company would change the way people treated him. [=he was surprised by how his new position changed the way people treated him] ▪ The job ended up being more than I had bargained for. [=more difficult than I had expected] ▪ I got more than I bargained for when I signed up as a volunteer. [=being a volunteer was harder than I expected]
— bar·gain·er noun, plural bar·gain·ers [count]
▪ He's a hard bargainer.
▪ He's a hard bargainer.
— bargaining noun [noncount]
▪ After hours of hard bargaining, they came to an agreement. — often used before another noun ▪ The larger corporation has more bargaining power. ▪ They are in a good bargaining position. — see also collective bargaining, plea bargaining
▪ After hours of hard bargaining, they came to an agreement. — often used before another noun ▪ The larger corporation has more bargaining power. ▪ They are in a good bargaining position. — see also collective bargaining, plea bargaining
