1
as in negotiating
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price
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2
as in agreeing
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes
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as in arranging
to bring about through discussion and compromise
bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with
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Recent Examples of bargaining
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Two Democrats, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Senator John Fetterman, have already backed the Republican bill to keep the government open in the short-term on current terms while fuller appropriations bargaining takes place.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Parent company Google’s $3 trillion market cap is frequently cited by those across the bargaining table, who say that dynamic makes the service less willing to compromise.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The implication is that all those jobs would also be on the bargaining table in a shutdown.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
With the addition and elevation of Schwenz, the union looks to be changing up its strategy around negotiations communication ahead of next year’s bargaining.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Unlike Saving College Sports, however, AO is pushing for college athlete collective-bargaining rights.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Unwilling to accept a less favorable bargaining position, more frustrated sellers are pulling their listings off the market.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
By contrast, very large companies often have to rely on standardized plans, and smaller companies may lack bargaining power with insurers.
—Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Contenders for the leadership of Brazil’s right wing coalition are already emerging and are bargaining for Bolsonaro’s endorsement for being presidential candidates in the 2026 elections.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
This can mean collectively bargaining with employers and negotiating wages.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Businesses can avoid antitrust scrutiny by collectively bargaining economic rules with employees’ unions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The settlement resolved a complaint alleging the health center had illegally laid off more than 50 workers without bargaining with their union.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The union’s local chapter at Palmetto General, which represents 650 nurses at the hospital, will be bargaining for new contracts this year with Healthcare Systems of America, or HSA.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Delegates of Workers United and the company resumed bargaining in April 2024 with the goal of ratifying a new contract by the end of the year, but that never came to pass as negotiations stalled with both sides blaming the other for not coming to the table.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Two Democrats, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Senator John Fetterman, have already backed the Republican bill to keep the government open in the short-term on current terms while fuller appropriations bargaining takes place.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Parent company Google’s $3 trillion market cap is frequently cited by those across the bargaining table, who say that dynamic makes the service less willing to compromise.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The implication is that all those jobs would also be on the bargaining table in a shutdown.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
With the addition and elevation of Schwenz, the union looks to be changing up its strategy around negotiations communication ahead of next year’s bargaining.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Unlike Saving College Sports, however, AO is pushing for college athlete collective-bargaining rights.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Unwilling to accept a less favorable bargaining position, more frustrated sellers are pulling their listings off the market.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
By contrast, very large companies often have to rely on standardized plans, and smaller companies may lack bargaining power with insurers.
—Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Sernatinger said the union hopes to begin bargaining in October, after settling a dispute with Pathfinders management over which positions were covered under OPEIU Local 39.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Contenders for the leadership of Brazil’s right wing coalition are already emerging and are bargaining for Bolsonaro’s endorsement for being presidential candidates in the 2026 elections.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
This can mean collectively bargaining with employers and negotiating wages.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Businesses can avoid antitrust scrutiny by collectively bargaining economic rules with employees’ unions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The settlement resolved a complaint alleging the health center had illegally laid off more than 50 workers without bargaining with their union.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The union’s local chapter at Palmetto General, which represents 650 nurses at the hospital, will be bargaining for new contracts this year with Healthcare Systems of America, or HSA.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargaining
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While major pro sports leagues feature a stable arrangement, with unionized players negotiating a CBA and collectively bargained terms exempt from antitrust scrutiny, the opposite is true in college sports.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The official also said that a negotiating team was getting ready to travel, but there was no date specified.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Negotiations toward this aim progressed under the Biden administration, which tied such a deal to the kingdom agreeing to establish ties with Israel, but unraveled after Hamas' October 7, 2023, surprise attack on Israel sparked a regional conflict.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But tech firms are betting the line will go further up, with Samsung agreeing to supply chips for OpenAI’s $500-billion data center investment.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Elite Asian Matchmaker is a white-glove service that handles all the logistics, from vetting potential matches to arranging dates, allowing clients to simply show up and enjoy the experience.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The tour company optimized the schedule to match workers' paid time off, by arranging departure days scheduled around holidays or weekends, which minimizes the days a traveler would need to take from work.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ascension Wisconsin patients insured by UnitedHealthcare are scrambling to find new doctors or rearrange their health care plans, after contract negotiations between the health system and insurer failed.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The offer letters for Elevate’s managers of the state Growth Fund also say that the managers can earn interest off the Growth fund as part of their compensation, the audit states, but this potential financial gain was not disclosed to the IEDC during the negotiations over the Growth Fund.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On a day the 49ers’ normally dominant running game never got going, Jones was dealing.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Proposition 36 strengthens penalties for people who have repeatedly been convicted of using and dealing hard drugs such as fentanyl.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From getting a bargain on bulk household supplies to seasonal favorites that only come around one time per year, Costco offers consumers no shortage of deals.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The suspect on the lam in Holliday Park — around 30 pounds, ash gray, pronounced snout — will not respond to reason, pleas, threats or bargains.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Posey did not draw out the process by haggling with Willy Adames or balk at a no-trade clause or give pause to breaking his own record for the largest contract in franchise history.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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The customer service representative informed the man both transactions had been completed and all transactions are final and irreversible, according to the complaint.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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Krispy Kreme has since sold off its stake, a transaction that valued the business at $350 million in total enterprise value—about double the worth at the acquisition.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Bargaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargaining. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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