Word Finder - bargaining

definition

To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate

example

They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.

definition

To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

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The act of one who bargains.

Powerful bargaining chip to have you here.

It'd make a good bargaining tool for a deal.

On all these matters bargaining might possibly have reached satisfactory solutions, since there was much to justify Bulgaria's claim in Macedonia.

For me, you've become a bargaining tool.

Personal tithes, if not commuted or otherwise still payable, are regulated by a statute of Edward VI., which (except in the case of fishing and tithes for houses in cities and towns, which may be due by custom) restricted them to such persons exercising merchandises, bargaining and selling clothing, handicraft or other art or faculty in such places as had for forty years previously so used to do.

I'd love to have a bargaining chip, Gabriel said.

Then, it might work as a bargaining chip.

After much bargaining, the famine-stricken citizens agreed to pay a ransom of more than a quarter of a million sterling, besides precious garments of silk and leather and three thousand pounds of pepper.

Ready to start your bargaining hunting expedition?

Yeah, well maybe we can do a little bargaining.

There were some criticisms of detail, but the passing of the bill was only a matter of bargaining.

Whoever had the soul of past-Death, had immeasurable bargaining power.

We will not be a bargaining chip or tool of pressure to be used against Iraq.

Big efforts went into breaking up national collective bargaining.

The unions in response confirm how they will seek to exercise the newly restored right of free collective bargaining.

Bargaining councils are permanent institutions of statutory collective bargaining.

In that context, we would see the setting of or operation of a cap on hours as best approached through sectoral collective bargaining.

The wording clearly states that those signing and returning the forms wish the union to conduct collective bargaining on their behalf.

In particular we support collective bargaining and would protect workers from the first day of employment.

Early State initiatives were designed to promote collective bargaining at sectoral rather than enterprise level.

The company insists it has " normal relations " with 12 unions in Colombia, including collective bargaining covering wages and working conditions.

Over 90 per cent of the deals covered collective bargaining on pay, hours and holidays.

Collective Agreements National collective bargaining machinery for academic and academic-related staff is arranged through Universities UK.

There are ancient temples and countless colorful pagodas, havens of calm and tranquility as well as bustling markets full of noisy bargaining.

It truly is a shopperâs Paradise, where bargaining is a way of life!

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In autumn 2004 workers at the depot were offered a 10 percent pay rise in return for giving up union bargaining rights.

Accordingly, the Panel is satisfied that a majority of the workers in the bargaining unit are likely to be members of the Union.

And if they are divided when that moment comes it will gravely weaken their bargaining power vis-a-vis Iraq and the rest of the world.

The importance of the Exchange as a bargaining centre is fairly maintained, though buyers are assiduously cultivated in their own offices, and the telephone has done a good deal to abbreviate n.`egotiation.

Further, in maintaining that the powers recognized by religion are always superior to man, he leaves unclassed a host of practices that display a bargaining, or even a hectoring, spirit on the part of those addressing them (see Prayer).

Astute and unscrupulous manipulation of the stock markets, and a capacity for the hardest of bargaining and the most determined warfare against his rivals, had their place in this success, and Harriman's methods excited the bitterest criticism, culminating in a stern denunciation from President Roosevelt himself in 1907.

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This shabby piece of bargaining brought home to me the strength and ruthlessness of the forces ranged against us.

The bars are a stepping-stone to mixing with the locals and a place where vino tinto and tapas are particularly useful bargaining tools.

Aside from children using parental differences as a bargaining tool, they tend to lose faith in parents that flounder and don't follow through on plans and propositions.

Avoid bringing up old conflicts while addressing the ones at hand and don't use kids as pawns or bargaining tools to resolve partner problems.

This will be a definite bargaining point.

It's perfectly natural to go through the stages of grief (shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) when you lose a job.

You may achieve bargaining amidst those emotions if you feel there is wiggle room with your boss.

From the high school student seeking a specific career to the working adult wanting to increase opportunities for promotion, a college degree adds bargaining value and leverage to goals.

Since there are three different levels within this particular retiree medical trust fund based on the three different bargaining units, there are three different levels of monthly benefits.

The three bargaining units include public safety, administrative and general employees, and the three benefit levels are $490, $395 and $175.

These negotiations reportedly broke down over several concerns on both sides of the bargaining table and that's partly how the iPhone ended up launching through AT&T.

The anger stage is usually followed by the bargaining stage, where parents try to get their child to change their sexual orientation, sometimes through God or religion, or through psychological intervention.

Do not waste time bargaining for a property that has far too many physical and structural deficiencies.

This will eliminate frustration later on, and it will be a bargaining chip in your favor when you negotiate with sellers.

Many stores, whether they are a giant chain or a mom-and-pop establishment, are open to some sort of bargaining to make a sale.

Buy it in his or her favorite color to boost bargaining power.

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