english
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verb
haggle:
You must bargain to get a good price.
noun
good price:
I got a bargain when I bought a car., verb
to negeotiate a price:
In China you are expected to bargain.
Simple Definitions
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Phrase(s): bargain (for someone or something) (with someone)
Go to bargain (over someone or something) (with someone)., Phrase(s): bargain (over someone or something) (with someone) [and] bargain (for someone or something) (with someone)
to negotiate with someone about obtaining someone or something. • I refuse to bargain over money with Dan. • We will bargain with the supplier over prices. • You can’t bargain over Claire with Jeff as if she were a car!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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bargain sth away
to exchange something good for something of less value
• I realized that by trying to gain security I had bargained away my freedom., bargain for/on sth
to expect or be prepared for something
• We hadn't bargained on such a long wait.
• The strength of the opposition was rather more than she'd bargained for.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun sth sold at a lower price ADJ. absolute, amazing, good, real VERB + BARGAIN find, get, pick up I picked up a really good bargain in the market. BARGAIN + NOUN buy, price | hunter, hunting | holiday | basement agreement ADJ. excellent, good VERB + BARGAIN make, strike PREP. into the ~ (= as well) He's very strong and completely fearless into the bargain. | ~ between A bargain was struck between the employers and the unions. | ~ with I'll make a bargain with you. PHRASES drive a hard bargain (= force sb to agree to the arrangement that is best for you), keep (to) your half/part/side of the bargain You haven't kept your side of the bargain. | sb's side/part/half of the bargain Her part of the bargain was to look after the car., verb ADV. hard He bargained hard and was stubborn. | collectively the right of workers to bargain collectively PREP. about He was prepared to bargain about money. | for to bargain for a decent wage | over crowds of men bargaining over horses | with He tried to bargain with her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with BARGAIN, Also see DRIVE A BARGAIN; INTO THE BARGAIN; MAKE THE BEST OF IT (A BAD BARGAIN); MORE THAN ONE BARGAINED FOR; STRIKE A BARGAIN.
American Heritage Idioms