Meaning & use
Bargained
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Negotiated the terms of a deal, price, or agreement, typically trying to reach a mutually acceptable outcome.
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They bargained over the price of the rug for nearly twenty minutes.
The union bargained for better wages and safer working conditions.
A note on using this word
The phrase "more than he bargained for" uses this word idiomatically to describe an outcome far beyond what was expected or agreed to.
Words with a similar meaning
negotiatedhaggled
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