Bargaining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Bargaining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of bargain.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of bargain.
More Meanings
- The act of one who bargains.
Example Sentences
All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
Word Forms
- bargainings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buy, barter, cheap, deal, steal, cut-price.
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