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bargaining — bar‧gain‧ing [ˈbɑːgənɪŋ ǁ ˈbɑːr ] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES COMMERCE discussion to reach agreement about something, for example trade, levels of pay etc: • There will be some hard bargaining between the US and Europe. colˌlective… … Financial and business terms
bargaining — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ There will be some hard bargaining before an agreement is reached. ▪ collective ▪ Unions were insistent on the right to collective bargaining. ▪ institutional … Collocations dictionary
bargaining — bar|gain|ing [ˈba:gənıŋ US ˈba:r ] n [U] 1.) discussion in order to reach an agreement about a sale, contract etc = ↑negotiation wage/pay bargaining ▪ The government would not intervene in private sector wage bargaining. ▪ The 4% pay raise was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bargaining — noun (U) 1 discussion in order to reach agreement about a sale, contract etc: The 4% pay raise was the result of some hard bargaining. 2 bargaining position the power that a person or group has in a discussion or argument … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hard — /hɑ:d/ adjective 1. strong, not weak ♦ to take a hard line in trade union negotiations to refuse to compromise with the other side 2. difficult ● It is hard to get good people to work on low salaries. 3. solid 4. ♦ after weeks of hard bargaining… … Dictionary of banking and finance
Bargaining — For other uses, see Bargaining (disambiguation). Dicker redirects here. For the surname, see Dicker (surname). Dickering redirects here. For the wapentake of the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, see Dickering (wapentake). Bargaining or haggling … Wikipedia
Hard Candy (film) — Infobox Film | name = Hard Candy caption = director = David Slade writer = Brian Nelson producer = Paul G. Allen Rosanne Korenberg starring = Ellen Page Patrick Wilson Odessa Rae Sandra Oh music = Molly Nyman Harry Escott cinematography = Jo… … Wikipedia
hard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 solid/stiff VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ The chairs felt hard and uncomfortable. ▪ become, go … Collocations dictionary
hard-nosed — not weak or soft, stubborn especially in a fight, contest or negotiations The company had a hard nosed attitude while bargaining with the union … Idioms and examples
drive a hard bargain — negotiate unyieldingly, not compromise in bargaining … English contemporary dictionary
