bargained

past tense of bargain

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bargained Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years. News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025 Details about the appeal are confidential per arbitration standards and collectively bargained terms. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Nevertheless, each of those cases concerned players and collectively bargained arbitration processes. Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Subsequently, Pakistan also bargained down the new American tariffs on its goods from 29% to 19% — relatively meek next to India’s rate. Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025 In many major North American professional sports, a single entity such as the NBA, NFL or MLB collects revenue from media rights, merchandising and other licensing and pays out a share to its athletes under the terms of an agreement that has been collectively bargained with their union. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargained
Verb
  • Also in the package, which was negotiated behind closed doors during the final days of the 9-month legislative session, were deals to replenish the state wildfire fund and create a regional electric grid for western states to trade excess energy.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Bay Area state senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin had negotiated a $750 million loan for transit into this year’s budget, meant to avoid service cuts until voters authorize a potential regional sales tax measure in November 2026 that could provide longterm replacement for farebox revenue.
    Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The House General Investigating Committee, led by Republicans, unanimously agreed to bring forth 20 articles of impeachment.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Watching beets grow is almost as bad as eating them, all of us agreed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The three-petal footprint arranged in a Y-shape isn’t just for aesthetic purposes.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His absence only exacerbated the loss of 10 regulars that were dealt for prospects at the trade deadline.
    John Shipley, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
  • South Africa Takes Control Early Nigeria were dealt an early blow when full-back Ola Aina limped off just seven minutes into the contest, forcing head coach Éric Chelle into an unplanned change.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video concluded with Sharon smiling for the camera while an owl was perched on her raptor glove.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Osbroune concluded her message with a heartfelt note of gratitude.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The piece was held for weeks after the yacht came into port, as Vanity Fair haggled with PR.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Bargained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargained. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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