verb
gerund or present participle: bargaining
1 negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction."he bargained with the city council to rent the stadium"
2 synonyms:
3 haggle, barter, negotiate, discuss terms, hold talks, deal, wheel and deal, trade, traffic; More
4
◦ part with something after negotiation but get little or nothing in return."his determination not to bargain away any of the province's existing economic powers"
◦ be prepared for; expect."I got more information than I'd bargained for"
◦ synonyms:
◦ expect, anticipate, be prepared for, allow for, plan for, reckon with, take into account/consideration, contemplate, imagine, envisage, foresee, predict, look for, hope for, look to; More
