as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen
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Recent Examples of horse-trade
Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
Congress, by contrast, can hold wide-ranging hearings, issue subpoenas, survey and even commission empirical research, weigh fiscal trade-offs, consider constituent popularity, balance different values and interests, horse trade, negotiate, and forge compromises.
—Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Justices horse trade and revise for months on major cases, though they’re not known for flipping sides.
—Dallas News, 3 May 2022
The blandishments McCarthy might have offered to horse trade his way to the speakership — fancy titles, perks, a fundraising appearance — meant little to those Republican holdouts who would like nothing more than to burn Washington to the ground.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
Krikorian, from the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies, argued DACA recipients could have gotten green cards by now, if Democrats had been willing to horse trade for tougher enforcement.
—Dallas News, 18 July 2022
In the early 1960s, the bistate agency took over what was then the struggling Hudson and Manhattan Railroad as part of a horse trade between New Jersey and New York that committed the Port to build the first World Trade Center.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
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The rising profile of McHenry and Emmer is likely bullish for crypto bills, as both work to convince Democrats on their committee—and their counterparts over in the Senate—to horse trade over stablecoin and market structure legislation.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
Congress, by contrast, can hold wide-ranging hearings, issue subpoenas, survey and even commission empirical research, weigh fiscal trade-offs, consider constituent popularity, balance different values and interests, horse trade, negotiate, and forge compromises.
—Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Justices horse trade and revise for months on major cases, though they’re not known for flipping sides.
—Dallas News, 3 May 2022
The blandishments McCarthy might have offered to horse trade his way to the speakership — fancy titles, perks, a fundraising appearance — meant little to those Republican holdouts who would like nothing more than to burn Washington to the ground.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
Krikorian, from the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies, argued DACA recipients could have gotten green cards by now, if Democrats had been willing to horse trade for tougher enforcement.
—Dallas News, 18 July 2022
In the early 1960s, the bistate agency took over what was then the struggling Hudson and Manhattan Railroad as part of a horse trade between New Jersey and New York that committed the Port to build the first World Trade Center.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse-trade
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Forum helps match clients with tutors who fit their needs, handles payments, negotiates rates for each tutor and markets them.Emma Whitford, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of Amazon workers at the company's first-ever unionized warehouse voted to authorize a strike on Friday, claiming the tech giant has refused to recognize the union and negotiate a contract at the New York City facility.Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jamieson Greer Washington lawyer Jamieson Greer is Trump’s pick to lead international trade negotiations.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Martinez’s job at the helm of the district has been in a precarious position since, as tension surrounding the collective bargaining negotiations with CTU continues to mount.Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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Chicago could deal its star outfielder to Philadelphia in the coming weeks.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Instead of consolidating Iran’s hegemony, the war has dealt a significant blow to its regional standing.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Passage came only after Lamont threatened a veto over whether private insurers would have a role, and a compromise was struck.Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nearly three-quarters of Homeland Security personnel are considered essential and would keep working, even if Congress fails to strike a compromise to pay the government's bills.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Driving the news: The judges' appeal, scheduled to go before the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on Tuesday, seeks to restore their right to bargain for contracts and have a union — a right stripped from them during Trump's first term.Russell Contreras, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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That law, known as Act 10, effectively ended the ability of most public employees to bargain for wage increases and other issues, and forced them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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The settlement sends a signal about the risks media companies may face in high-profile defamation cases.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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An attorney for Combs denied Ventura’s allegations and said that the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing.Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Teamwork can be challenging because businesspeople frequently lack a thorough understanding of data modeling and analysis, while data experts are less familiar with business terminology.Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The final examination, administered by the Court of Master Sommeliers, is like trying to prove a physics thesis by doing backflips, meant to plumb the depth of one’s theoretical understanding, sensory abilities, and practical skills simultaneously.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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Yet without much concession on either side, relations gradually thaw between these two apparent opposites, who are, if nothing else, mutually inclined toward solitude.Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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With a razor-thin majority, speaker elections have posed difficulties for Republicans in recent years, while a group on the party's right flank has worked to extract concessions for their support.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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