(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is a ~ is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
At this price the wine is a ~...
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is an agreement, especially a formal business agreement, in which two people or groups agree what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
I’ll make a ~ with you. I’ll play hostess if you’ll include Matthew in your guest-list...
The treaty was based on a ~ between the French and German governments.
= deal
N-COUNT
3.
When people ~ with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
They prefer to ~ with individual clients, for cash...
Shop in small local markets and don’t be afraid to ~.
= negotiate
VERB: V with n, V
~er (~ers)
A union ~er said that those jobs have been saved.
N-COUNT
~ing
The government has called for sensible pay ~ing.
N-UNCOUNT: oft supp N
4.
If people drive a hard ~, they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves.
...a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard ~.
PHRASE: V, ADJ, and N inflect
5.
You use into the ~ when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the ~ in American English.
This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the ~...
She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the ~.
PHRASE: cl PHR emphasis
6.
If you keep your side of the ~, you do what you have promised or arranged to do.
Dealing with this dictator wasn’t an option. He wouldn’t have kept his side of the ~.
PHRASE: V inflects