bargain
noun
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost.
are bargaining
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present progressiveof bargain.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We hope that other employers that we are bargaining with will take a look at this contract,” Rosenstein said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
About 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants, tutors and researchers are bargaining separately and remain on strike, calling for increased pay and benefits.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
“Just in the last month, I’ve started noticing that clients are bargaining like crazy,” Sim said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022
Many shoppers openly complain about the surging prices and are bargaining hard to reduce the price, or buying very limited quantities.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2022
Indeed, I might say, as a golden rule, never hold too cheap the person with whom you are bargaining or an enemy with whom you are engaged in fighting.
From The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa by Skinner, E.F.
