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bargain sth away

Phrasal Verb with bargain
 
 
/ˈbɑːgɪn/ verb [I]

Definition

to exchange something good for something of less value: Union officials are committed to restoring the wage scales that they bargained away in 2008.
(Definition of bargain sth away from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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