bargain away

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verb

(tr, adverb) to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby bargain away

bar examination, barf, barf bag, barfly, bargain, bargain away, bargain basement, bargain bin, bargain counter, bargain for, bargaining agent

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How to use bargain away in a sentence

We replied that we could not bargain away whatever interests or obligations we had in Belgian neutrality.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2|Various
He was not ready to decide his whole future and perhaps bargain away the future of his people in a moment.
Shaman|Robert Shea
The debates of that period chiefly turned upon the competency of this power to bargain away any of the old States.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various