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Bargaining

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Dialogue 76% connected

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

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Negotiation 76% connected

The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc.

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Haggle 76% connected

To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a st…

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Haggling 76% connected

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Wrangle 76% connected

To argue; to debate; to dispute.

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Wrangling 76% connected

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Dicker 74% connected

The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves.

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Dicker 74% connected

The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves.

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Brotherhood noun · 78% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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Capital noun · 78% connection

wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

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Collective adjective · 78% connection

set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a governm…

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Earnings noun · 78% connection

something that remunerates; "wages were paid by cash"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Employment noun · 78% connection

the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Engagement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Human adjective · 78% connection

relating to a person; "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Involution noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Involvement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Join noun · 78% connection

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Labour economics.
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Labor noun · 78% connection

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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Labor market noun · 78% connection

the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers

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Labor union noun · 78% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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Labour noun · 78% connection

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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Market noun · 78% connection

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they w…

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Market place noun · 78% connection

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they w…

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Marketplace noun · 78% connection

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they w…

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Acceptance noun · 78% connection

An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought…

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Arles n. pl. · 78% connection

An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.

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Article verb · 78% connection

To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.

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Badger verb · 78% connection

To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.

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Bargain noun · 78% connection

To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a far…

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Bargained imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Bargain

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Bargainer noun · 78% connection

One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of bargainor.

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Bargainor noun · 78% connection

One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another.

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Bouge verb · 78% connection

To cheat in a bargain; to chouse.

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Chaffer noun · 78% connection

To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate.

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Chap verb · 78% connection

To bargain; to buy.

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Cheap noun · 78% connection

A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

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