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bargaining

bar·gain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahr-guh n]
    • /ˈbɑr gən/
    • /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahr-guh n]
    • /ˈbɑr gən/

Definitions of bargaining word

  • noun bargaining an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. 1
  • noun bargaining an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction. 1
  • noun bargaining such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: a losing bargain. 1
  • noun bargaining something acquired by bargaining. 1
  • noun bargaining Informal. an agreeable person, especially one who causes no trouble or difficulty (usually used in negative constructions): His boss is no bargain. 1
  • verb without object bargaining to discuss the terms of a bargain; haggle; negotiate. 1

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Origin of bargaining

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English bargaynen < Anglo-French, Old French bargai(g)ner, probably < Frankish *borganjan, extended form of Germanic *borgan (compare Old High German bor(a)gēn to look after, Middle High German, German borgen to lend, borrow); (noun) Middle English bargayn < Anglo-French, Old French bargai(g)ne, bargain, noun derivative of the v.; o > a in 1st syllable is unexplained

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Parts of speech for Bargaining

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bargaining popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bargaining usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bargaining

noun bargaining

  • dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
  • trading — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • transaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
  • trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.

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