Bargain Down (Verb)
Meaning
Persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The skilled buyer managed to bargain down the price of the vintage car from $20,000 to $15,000.
- The woman tried to bargain down the cost of the painting but the artist refused to go lower than $5,000.
- After some intense negotiations, they were able to bargain down the price of the house from $1 million to $900,000.
- The savvy shopper was able to bargain down the price of the designer handbag from $2,000 to $1,500.
- The antique collector spent hours trying to bargain down the price of the rare vase but ultimately had to pay $10,000.