Bargain away
verb
(transitive, adverb) to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
Historical Examples
The debates of that period chiefly turned upon the competency of this power to bargain away any of the old States.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) Various
We replied that we could not bargain away whatever interests or obligations we had in Belgian neutrality.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Various
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an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction. such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: a losing bargain. something acquired by bargaining. Informal. an agreeable person, […]
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an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction. such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: a losing bargain. something acquired by bargaining. Informal. an agreeable person, […]
- Bargained for
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction. such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: a losing bargain. something acquired by bargaining. Informal. an agreeable person, […]