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bargain on

bargain on verb: to expect (something).

Verb

bargain on (third-person singular simple present bargains on, present participle bargaining on, simple past and past participle bargained on)

  1. (negative, transitive, usually) To expect (something).
    • I hadn't bargained on her bad reaction to the prank.

Forms of bargain on

third-person singular presentbargains on
present participlebargaining on
past participlebargained on
pastbargained on

Questions about bargain on

What does bargain on mean?
Bargain on means to expect (something).
What part of speech is bargain on?
Bargain on is a verb.
What is the past tense of bargain on?
The past tense of bargain on is bargained on.

Words near bargain on in the dictionary

  1. bargain bucket
  2. bargain buckets
  3. bargain for
  4. bargain hunter
  5. bargain hunters
  6. bargain on
  7. bargain-basement
  8. bargain-basements
  9. bargainable
  10. bargained
  11. bargained away

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