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prebargain

prebargain adjective: prior to a bargain being struck.

Adjective

prebargain (not comparable)

  1. Prior to a bargain being struck.
    • […] whereas, were the masters to reintroduce slavery, both sides would return to the prebargain state, which would fall within the frontier and, therefore, would be inefficient.1998, Jules L. Coleman, Markets, Morals, and the Law, page 321

Origin of prebargain

From pre- + bargain.

Questions about prebargain

What does prebargain mean?
Prebargain means prior to a bargain being struck.
What part of speech is prebargain?
Prebargain is an adjective.

Words near prebargain in the dictionary

  1. preban
  2. prebankruptcy
  3. prebaptism
  4. prebaptismal
  5. prebaptized
  6. prebargain
  7. prebargaining
  8. prebariatric
  9. prebasal
  10. prebaseline
  11. prebasic

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