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Bargaining

1 Match a noun, verb or phrase with its meaning.

a bargain also; as well (idiom)

to exchange goods, property, services etc for others

a bargain (with somebody)
goods etc without using money
the discussion of prices, conditions etc with the aim
into the bargain
of reaching an agreement that is acceptable

to bargain a thing bought for less than the usual price

to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to

bargaining
agree on the best possible price or arrangement
an agreement between two or more people to do
bargain hunter
something for each other
to drive / strike a hard to argue with somebody in order to reach an
bargain agreement, especially about the price of something

to discuss prices, conditions etc with somebody to

to haggle
reach an agreement that is acceptable
a person who is looking for goods that are good value
to barter for money, usually because they are being sold at
prices that are lower than usual

2 Complete these sentence with a noun, verb or phrase from above.

a The islanders prefer _______ their eggs for bread or milk

b 'If you go to this meeting for me I'll write your report.' 'OK, it's a _______.'

c I picked up some great _______ in the sale last week

d He returned to the market stall _______ over the price of the shirt

e In the market dealers wanted _______ over the price of the coffee

f The volunteers learned a lot and enjoyed themselves _______

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answers

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a bargain a thing bought for less than the usual price

an agreement between two or more people to do

a bargain (with somebody)
something for each other

into the bargain also; as well (idiom)

to discuss prices, conditions etc with somebody to

to bargain
reach an agreement that is acceptable
the discussion of prices, conditions etc with the aim
bargaining
of reaching an agreement that is acceptable
a person who is looking for goods that are good value
bargain hunter for money, usually because they are being sold at
prices that are lower than usual
to drive / strike a hard to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to
bargain agree on the best possible price or arrangement

to argue with somebody in order to reach an

to haggle
agreement, especially about the price of something

to exchange goods, property, services etc for others

to barter
goods etc without using money

2 a The islanders prefer to barter their eggs for bread or milk

b 'If you go to this meeting for me I'll write your report.' 'OK, it's a bargain.'
c I picked up some great bargains in the sale last week
d He returned to the market stall to haggle over the price of the shirt
e In the market dealers wanted to bargain over the price of the coffee
f The volunteers learned a lot and enjoyed themselves into the bargain

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