to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth :
He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000.
I beat down the price to $6 000.
to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth :
He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000.
I beat down the price to $6 000.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005