Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unions had hoped to conclude the negotiations by early this month, but because they and the university want to bargain on different contractual issues, negotiations have gone slowly, said Sheila W. Wellington, university secretary and management representative...
...Harvard women's basketball team went bargain-hunting last night. And when the register stopped ringing just before 10 p.m. at Briggs Athletic Center, the cagers had cashed in on two big items...
...inflation: as foreign products become more expensive, many U.S. manufacturers will jump at the opportunity to raise their prices too. A big danger is that the weak dollar will become a crutch for U.S. companies, undermining their incentive to become more efficient and hold prices down. Beyond that, the bargain-basement dollar, together with lower prices on Wall Street, may make U.S. industry increasingly vulnerable to takeovers by foreign buyers...
...stands plaintively urge shoppers to buy jade-green grapes, bright red Coca-Cola sportswear and Begonia Flower-brand silk lingerie. A balding trader, waving a fan, hawks Christian Dior-label shirts. They cost 100 yuan ($27) abroad, he confides, but his price is only 25 yuan ($6). A real bargain. The yellow license in his stall identifies him as a ge ti hu (private entrepreneur), who sells his wares on the free market...
...pastel storefronts covered with Christmas bulbs and American flags. In the toy store I pressed the tummy of a $25 doll, and it praised Jesus. The plastic Armor of God, manufactured by Praise Unlimited of Sarasota, Florida, was available at a more moderate price. And I found a real bargain at the drug store sale--"Tammy Faye for President" buttons, for only 99 cents...