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bargaining

bargaining is the present participle and gerund of bargain.

Meaning of bargain

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
    • They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.
  2. (transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

See all 7 meanings of bargain

Noun

bargaining (plural bargainings)

  1. The act of one who bargains.
    • All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings.1934, Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life and Times (book 2, page 51)

Forms of bargaining

pluralbargainings

Words formed from bargaining

Phrases with bargaining

Questions about bargaining

What does bargaining mean?
Bargaining means the act of one who bargains.
What is bargaining the present participle and gerund of?
Bargaining is the present participle and gerund of bargain.
What part of speech is bargaining?
Bargaining is a noun.
What is the plural of bargaining?
The plural of bargaining is bargainings.

Words near bargaining in the dictionary

  1. bargained on
  2. bargainee
  3. bargainees
  4. bargainer
  5. bargainers
  6. bargaining
  7. bargaining away
  8. bargaining chip
  9. bargaining chips
  10. bargaining counter
  11. bargaining counters

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