单词 | bargaining |
释义 | bargainingbar‧gain‧ing /ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun [uncountable] ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto try to reach an agreement in politics or business► negotiate Collocations to discuss a political problem or business arrangement in order to try to reach an agreement - use this especially about political or business leaders: · If we corner him, he won't negotiate.negotiate with: · The government says it will not negotiate with terrorists.negotiate an agreement/deal/price etc: · Colombia and Venezuela are currently negotiating a trade agreement. ► bargaining a discussion in politics or business during which each group tries to gain for themselves as many advantages as possible but has to give something or do something in return: · After much bargaining, we agreed to share the profits 50-50.· Effective bargaining by their union has gained clothing workers a 9% pay rise. ► thrash out to discuss the details of a problem or plan thoroughly and argue about them until an agreement is reached: thrash out something: · Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement.· Differences over EU policy were left to be thrashed out at a later date.thrash it out: · If that's going to cause you a problem, we'll have to thrash it out before we get started. ► hammer out if two people or groups hammer out an agreement, plan etc, they reach agreement about it after discussing it and arguing about it a lot: · Canada and the US have hammered out a final form for their trade agreement.· Before an advertising strategy can be hammered out, the agency must understand the client's true needs. ► debate to discuss a political or social problem publicly or officially, especially in a parliament or committee: · The new law was debated in Parliament on 14 February.· The government clearly refuses to give us an opportunity to debate any longer.be hotly debated (=to be discussed by a lot of people who have strong feelings): · Few areas of nutrition are more hotly debated than whether or not people should take vitamin supplements. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► wage/pay bargaining Phrases![]() ![]() ![]() (=someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate)· The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► collective· Free collective bargaining was its watchword.· As a result, the scope of autonomous collective bargaining was restricted.· Faith in collective bargaining could not take root.· One avenue for provision of such resources may be through collective bargaining.· Mr. Evans Did the Minister discuss with the unions concerned the maintenance of free collective bargaining and union recognition in the agencies?· Thereafter, a formal machinery of collective bargaining was gradually set up.· In both countries collective bargaining had emerged in a form strongly influenced by product market considerations.· The unions had almost no influence on the factory floor and were ineffective in collective bargaining. NOUN► plea· A classic case of plea bargaining.· But they say methods such as plea bargaining help to stop the courts becoming congested.· The general sentiment among lawyers is that the Commission is likely to favour plea bargaining if sufficient safeguards can be built in.· The system in Britain is not as dominated by plea bargaining, but it is certainly present. ► wage· During the 1950s, however, employers began to press successfully for coordinated, central wage bargaining, which has continued subsequently.· They are wrong for this country's future and contrary to this party's belief in decentralised wage bargaining.· The first part of the research uses game theory to analyse wage bargaining and employment decisions in models with explicit institutional setups.· Mr. Hughes I do not share my hon. Friend's contention that one should support national wage bargaining.· Regional banding could not be agreed to simply on the basis of national wage bargaining.· Localized wage bargaining was symbolic of the decentralization of decision-making in general, a process involving a profound change in managerial culture. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► bargaining position/power 1discussion in order to reach an agreement about a sale, contract etc SYN negotiationwage/pay bargaining
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