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bargain

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bargain

(for someone or something) (with someone) Go to bargain (over someone or something) (with someone).

bargain (over someone or something) (with someone)

 and bargain (for someone or something) (with someone)

to negotiate with someone about obtaining someone or something. I refuse to bargain over money with Dan. We will bargain with the supplier over prices. You can't bargain over Claire with Jeff as if she were a car!

See:

• a bargaining chip
• bargain
• bargain down
• bargain for
• bargain on
• bargain-basement
• bargain-bin
• bargaining chip
• bargaining counter
• bring to the [bargaining etc.] table
• close the sale
• drive a hard bargain
• Faustian bargain
• get more than (one) bargained for
• hard bargain
• hold end of the bargain up
• hold up (one's) end (of the bargain)
• in the bargain
• into the bargain
• It takes two to make a bargain
• keep (up) (one's) end of the bargain
• keep (up) (one's) side of the bargain
• live up to end of the bargain
• make the best of a bad bargain
• make the best of it
• more than bargained for
• more than one bargained for
• no bargain
• seal a bargain
• strike a bargain
• throw into the bargain