Bargaining

Common synonyms include: audience, bargain, bargaining process, bargaining session, bartering, chaffer.

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of one who bargains.
"All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings."
2
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of bargain form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches."

"Admittedly, models of hegemonic order cannot provide an explanation for all observed successful bargaining strategies."