prebargain

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adjective

Prior to a bargain being struck.

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Meanings

adjectiveprebargain (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to a bargain being struck.

    […] whereas, were the masters to reintroduce slavery, both sides would return to the prebargain state, which would fall within the frontier and, therefore, would be inefficient.

    1998, Jules L. Coleman, Markets, Morals, and the Law, page 321

Origin

From pre- + bargain.

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APA

prebargain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebargain

MLA

“prebargain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebargain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebargain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebargain.

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