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noun (1)

as in bargaining

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horse-trading

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noun (2)

as in negotiation

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horse-trading

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verb

present participle of horse-trade
as in negotiating
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen

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Recent Examples of horse trading
Noun
Now an obvious fix passed by Congress last year is at risk of unraveling because of partisan horse trading. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 6 June 2026 As the day wears on, look for horse trading, threats and some old-fashioned political tricks as lawmakers try to push their bills across before the end of business Friday. — AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026 In discussing these choices, both of which will ding your credit record, try to do a little horse trading. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 Both sides have priorities, and there is horse trading and eventually compromise, at least on some issues. — Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
There was also an unseemly whiff of insider partisan horse-trading here—two Democrats for two Republicans—in a razor-close chamber. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 This arrangement, the result of historical horse-trading for Haredi political backing, was unpopular in peacetime. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 The series of votes also came after top Democrats and the White House engaged in their latest horse-trading. — Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026 But turnout has been persistently low, months of horse-trading to form a government are likely to follow, and voters are weary of high levels of corruption. — Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025 This horse-trading process lacks any moral code or transparency. — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse trading
  1. bargaining
  2. negotiation
  3. negotiating
  4. horse trade
  5. auction
  6. dealing
  7. transaction
  8. haggling
Noun
  • In a union election counted Friday, July 31, voters in ABC News Digital’s approximately 50-member bargaining unit voted unanimously to be represented by the WGAE for the purposes of collective bargaining.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Another key to their domination is supply chain bargaining power.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Noun
  • Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The ultra-hardliners have used nightly rallies and their control of state television, known by the acronym IRIB, to drum up opposition to negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiation
Verb
  • By negotiating lower net prices for GLP-1 with drug manufacturers, CMS theoretically created a favorable condition for Part D plan participation in BALANCE.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Casemiro's discovery rights were held by the LA Galaxy, and by league rule that would have prevented Inter Miami from negotiating with him.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of negotiating
Noun
  • The rising profile of McHenry and Emmer is likely bullish for crypto bills, as both work to convince Democrats on their committee—and their counterparts over in the Senate—to horse trade over stablecoin and market structure legislation.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The blandishments McCarthy might have offered to horse trade his way to the speakership — fancy titles, perks, a fundraising appearance — meant little to those Republican holdouts who would like nothing more than to burn Washington to the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
Definition of horse trade
Noun
  • Today the marketplace hosts livestream auctions across categories including apparel, sneakers, luxury accessories, trading cards, sports memorabilia, watches, beauty products, food and beverages, and clearance merchandise.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Expect to pay upward of $15,000 on the secondary market or around the same at auction.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of auction
Verb
  • Jeff Passan had the initial report of the Sox dealing for Bart.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • By this time, police believe, Brun had already begun dealing again.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealing
Noun
  • On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved the declaration and the ballot measure, a one-cent transaction and use tax that would be in effect for five years.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Chief executive Scott O’Neil would not name the investor but said the parties had signed a term sheet approved by LIV’s board and that the transaction was expected to close in September.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of transaction
Verb
  • The 1967 drama is about estranged brothers who are forced to deal with each other while haggling over the sale of their recently deceased father’s furniture to a dealer.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of haggling

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