bargaining

Meaning of bargaining

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction.
    he bargained with the local council to rent the stadium
  2. be prepared for; expect.
    I got more information than I'd bargained for
    he didn't bargain on this storm

Middle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.

Information about bargaining

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of bargaining

bar-gain-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • bargaining is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

bargaining synonyms

Meaning dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something:

haggle

Meaning exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money:

barter

Meaning try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion:

negotiate

Meaning distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round:

deal

Meaning buy and sell goods and services:

trade

Meaning deal or trade in something illegal:

traffic

Meaning engage in petty argument or bargaining:

dicker

Meaning negotiate terms with someone, especially an opponent:

treat

Meaning haggle about the terms of an agreement or price of something:

chaffer

Meaning equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech:

palter

Meaning regard (something) as likely to happen:

expect

Meaning regard as probable; expect or predict:

anticipate

Meaning look thoughtfully for a long time at:

contemplate

Meaning form a mental image or concept of:

imagine

Meaning contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event:

envisage

Meaning be aware of beforehand; predict:

foresee

Meaning say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something:

predict

Words that rhyme with bargaining

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