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3 VERB When people bargain with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive. □ [V + with ] They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash. □ [V ] Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain. ●  bar|gain|er (bargainers ) N‑COUNT □  A union bargainer said that those jobs have been saved. ●  bar|gain|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  The government has called for sensible pay bargaining.

4 PHRASE [ADJ ] If people drive a hard bargain , they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves. □  …a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard bargain.

5 PHRASE You use into the bargain when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the bargain in American English. [EMPHASIS ] □  This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain. □  She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the bargain.

6 PHRASE If you keep your side of the bargain , you do what you have promised or arranged to do. □  Dealing with this dictator wasn't an option. He wouldn't have kept his side of the bargain.

▸  bargain for or bargain on PHRASAL VERB If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it. □ [V P n] The effects of this policy were more than the government had bargained for. SYNONYMS bargain VERB 3

haggle:Ella taught her how to haggle with used furniture dealers.

barter:They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber.

negotiate:It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats.

ba r|gain ba se|ment also bargain-basement ADJ [ADJ n] If you refer to something as a bargain basement thing, you mean that it is cheap and not very good quality. □  …a bargain-basement rock musical.

ba r|gain hunt|er (bargain hunters ) also bargain-hunter N‑COUNT A bargain hunter is someone who is looking for goods that are value for money, usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal.

ba r|gain|ing chip (bargaining chips ) N‑COUNT In negotiations with other people, a bargaining chip is something that you are prepared to give up in order to obtain what you want. □  Rubio suggests that oil be used as a bargaining chip in any trade talks.

ba r|gain|ing coun|ter (bargaining counters ) N‑COUNT A bargaining counter is the same as a bargaining chip . [BRIT ]

barge /bɑː ^r dʒ/ (barges , barging , barged )

1 N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals. □  Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.

2 VERB If you barge into a place or barge through it, you rush or push into it in a rough and rude way. [INFORMAL ] □ [V + into ] Students tried to barge into the secretariat buildings. [Also V + through ]

3 VERB If you barge into someone or barge past them, you bump against them roughly and rudely. [INFORMAL ] □ [V + past ] He barged past her and sprang at Gillian, knocking her to the floor. [Also V + into ]