bargained

Sought a deal

Bargained is the past tense of bargain, meaning to negotiate terms or haggle over price: They bargained for hours before reaching a deal.

To have bargained for something is to have expected or anticipated it: The renovation was more trouble than we bargained for.

She bargained him down to half the asking price.

negotiation

haggled

Negotiated over price

traded · parlayed · dealt · wrangled · mediated · arbitrated · conferred · discussed · deliberated · consulted

agreement

contracted

Reduced in size

covenanted · committed · guaranteed · promised · stipulated · ratified · concluded · sealed · finalized · consented

discount

discounted

Reduced in price

underpriced · cut-rate · wholesale · slashed · clearance · rebated

expectation

anticipated

Expected in advance

assumed · foresaw · calculated · wagered · betted

exchange

swapped

Exchanged mutually

reciprocated · transacted · offered · counteroffered · conceded · gave · received · yielded · relinquished · surrendered

Opposites
negotiation effort

bargainedacquiesced

Agreed without protest

capitulated · submitted · complied · conceded · yielded

agreement status

bargainedbroke

Lacking any funds

walked away · refused · balked · stalled · deadlocked

transaction outcome

bargainedoverpaid

Compensated beyond worth

broke · splurged · squandered

Phrases
Family

bargain, bargaining, bargains, bargainer, bargainers, bargainable, bargaining power, bargain for, bargaining chip

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