(n.) An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
(n.) An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
(n.) A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
(n.) The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
(n.) To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.
(v. t.) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
Example Sentences:
(1) Neal’s evidence to the committee said Future Fund staff were not subject to the public service bargaining framework, which links any pay rise to productivity increases and caps rises at 1.5%.
(2) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
(3) For the best part of a week, the world’s leaders – more than 150 of them – will mingle, bargain and argue over the state of the world at the UN general assembly in New York.
(4) With grievous amazement, never self-pitying but sometimes bordering on a sort of numbed wonderment, Levi records the day-to-day personal and social history of the camp, noting not only the fine gradations of his own descent, but the capacity of some prisoners to cut a deal and strike a bargain, while others, destined by their age or character for the gas ovens, follow "the slope down to the bottom, like streams that run down to the sea".
(5) Bargain of the week Charming but teeny-tiny one-bedroom period cottage, £55,000, with williamsonandhenry.com .
(6) Critics of Rouhani’s policy of rapprochement with the international community inside Iran can turn to the supreme leader and say there wasn’t really much need for that softer tone because now we have more bargaining chips in our hands.
(7) And they will be bargaining with regimes that they have held at arm’s length.” She added the EU “should be rethinking its approach.
(8) The collectively bargained rights of all players must be vehemently preserved and we take that obligation seriously,” the statement said.
(9) When I peruse a potential bargain I know I am influenced more by the extent of the reduction than whether the discounted item is something we really want.
(10) He called for nothing less than a "grand bargain" among major players of the world economy.
(11) Bargaining is a question of clout, and which side has more of it.
(12) But the best way to guarantee fair pay is through strengthening unions’ ability to bargain collectively – giving employees the right to organise through a union and negotiate their pay, terms and conditions at work,” he writes.
(13) But the star – who is better known for divisive wins at awards ceremonies and singing about the merits of charity shop bargains – was one of many hip-hop and urban artists who made their voices heard after the grand jury’s decision to not indict Wilson.
(14) People go to where the bargains are and at present they are in the north.
(15) "I don't usually hang around for the bargains, but it doesn't hurt to be careful with money when you live in Tokyo.
(16) Dealers desperately want to believe in the German plan so bond yields fell in Italy and Spain yesterday on expectations that Sarkozy and Merkel will settle any remaining differences on Monday, the ECB will cut interest rates on Thursday and the Brussels summit will agree a Grand Bargain on Friday.
(17) By failing to address some of the flaws before escalating the number of assessments, the government is in grave danger of undermining the principle of helping people into work, and risks failing the most needy into the bargain.
(18) As a result, we talk about the issues and get a glimpse of each other's perspectives, into the bargain.
(19) And leaving the programme should be the responsibility not just of the debt country but the creditor country as well.” Athens, Tsakalotos continued, had kept its side of the bargain, legislating highly unpopular reforms to produce savings of 2% of GDP, while the European Union and International Monetary Fund had not kept theirs.
(20) Information about healthcare "bargains" is easy to obtain.
Haggle
Definition:
(v. t.) To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.
(v. i.) To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
(n.) The act or process of haggling.
Example Sentences:
(1) David, Marcelo and Simon are thrilled by the initial outpouring of support we’ve received from our fans and we’re excited about sharing our plans with the city, county and community soon.” The accord comes after almost 18 months of haggling with city lawmakers over the potential location, which had tested the patience of MLS officials and threatened to derail the hopes of an MLS franchise ever coming to the city.
(2) IMF officials are in Cairo, haggling with the Muslim Brotherhood government about the conditions of a proposed $4.8bn loan.
(3) His Freedom party is running at 31% in the most recent opinion poll, ahead of all other contenders, and he has spent most of this week at a secret location with Verhagen and Mark Rutte, the liberals' leader, haggling over the terms for a new coalition government.
(4) Months of political haggling will now begin as the nation is drastically reordered.
(5) With strict rules about hassling and haggling, it’s by far the most relaxing and tourist-friendly shopping experience in the city.
(6) With Twitter shares reportedly 30 times oversubscribed, by the time the haggling was over, they had been marked up to $45.10.
(7) He is condemned to survive by continuous haggling in a minority government.
(8) "I suspect some haggling is now going on between the IMF and the eurozone on how they can share the burden of a bigger programme," he said.
(9) Sticking point Many observers, including Douglas McCabe of Enders Analysis, suspect that this contract – rather than haggling over price – lies at the heart of negotiations between INM and Lebedev.
(10) Our passing let us down, we need more creative passing.” His hope that Ángel Di María, the Real Madrid winger, can provide some sophisticated deliveries remains on hold as the two clubs haggle over a fee.
(11) And on the campaign trail he declared: “If you can’t make a good deal with a politician then there’s something wrong with you.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest President ‘pulled out every stop’ to pass healthcare bill, Spicer says The haggling and horse trading over components of the American Health Care Act should be Trump’s forte.
(12) Against the backdrop of haggling that is taking place in Athens today officials say the issue of “a new [debt] haircut is definitely in the air.” “I think it would be fair to say that it is affecting the talks,” one official said.
(13) Haggling continued on Monday around Greek government plans over pensions, taxes and labour market reform.
(14) China agreed to waive all claims for compensation - instead of haggling over its population's right for recompense, Beijing settled for new bridges, dams and airports.
(15) Seven in 10 (69%) said this would make them spend more time considering deals or haggling with their current provider and 78% said this would prompt them to put more time into finding a deal that is better value for money.
(16) All the late-in-the-day haggling with the Liberal Democrats in the Lords clouded the scheme somewhat, but the basic intention remains – Monitor will set the ground rules for competition between hospitals, and the weak will be left to go to the wall.
(17) It was not then necessary for them to be on a trolley for hours while junior doctors haggled on the telephone or nurses were too busy to administer food, drink and bedpans.
(18) The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, was swept to power nine weeks ago on an anti-austerity platform and ever since has been haggling with Brussels, the European Central Bank and the IMF over a cash-for-reforms deal to unlock €7.2bn in aid.
(19) Yet the haggling in the past fortnight has all been over that important principle, which surely should have been established at the outset.
(20) Be sure to haggle, as dealers generally drop their prices by 10-15%.