bargain
verb/ˈbɑːɡən/
/ˈbɑːrɡən/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bargain | /ˈbɑːɡən/ /ˈbɑːrɡən/ |
| he / she / it bargains | /ˈbɑːɡənz/ /ˈbɑːrɡənz/ |
| past simple bargained | /ˈbɑːɡənd/ /ˈbɑːrɡənd/ |
| past participle bargained | /ˈbɑːɡənd/ /ˈbɑːrɡənd/ |
| -ing form bargaining | /ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ/ |
- to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with somebody in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable synonym negotiate
- bargain (with somebody) (about/over/for something) In the market dealers were bargaining with growers over the price of coffee.
- He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Shoppingc1- He bargained hard and was stubborn.
- I tried to bargain with her.
- He was prepared to bargain about money.
- Crowds of people were bargaining over horses.
- They just want to bargain for a decent wage.
- They argued forcefully for the right of workers to bargain collectively.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- collectively
- about
- for
- over
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.Want to learn more?
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